Buying a home in LA23, Windermere. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£422kmost £332k–£572k

Houses per m²£4,489flats £3,613

Sold last year70508 in five years

Prices in Westmorland and Furness+7.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LA23 sold for £421,924 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £332,472 and £572,440, for about 93 m² of space.

70 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £130k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LA23 2 (£4,095) and the most in LA23 1 (£5,058).

Across Westmorland and Furness, prices are up 7.6% on a year ago and up 15.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £942 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,924 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in LA23 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£368,966	£276k–£458k	50 m²	11
2	£332,493	£278k–£387k	69 m²	73
3	£421,924	£332k–£572k	93 m²	158
4	£647,451	£502k–£858k	132 m²	58
5+	£959,540	£612k–£1.27m	188 m²	66

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£369k	£332k	£422k	£647k	£960k
Detached	—	£413k	£642k	£812k	£1.01m
Semi-detached	—	£341k	£403k	£549k	£498k
Terraced	£278k	£282k	£350k	£502k	£452k
Flats	£130k	£230k	£368k	£283k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across LA23

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
LA23 1	£5,058	£3,393
LA23 2	£4,095	£2,932
LA23 3	£4,846	£4,243

Schools near LA23

Best state primary within 2 kmGoodly Dale Primary School73% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Lakes School36.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

LA22 Ambleside · 8 km3-bed house £559k LA21 Coniston · 11 km3-bed house £399k LA8 Kendal · 11 km3-bed house £360k LA9 Kendal · 12 km3-bed house £295k LA7 Milnthorpe · 19 km3-bed house £329k LA11 Grange-Over-Sands · 19 km3-bed house £337k LA20 Broughton-In-Furness · 21 km3-bed house £302k LA12 Ulverston · 22 km3-bed house £263k

Questions about LA23

Is LA23 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Westmorland and Furness are up 7.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (73% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (36.8% against 43.8%); 70 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in LA23?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LA23 sold for £421,924 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £332,472 and £572,440.

How many homes sell in LA23 each year?

70 homes sold in the last year and 508 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near LA23?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Goodly Dale Primary School, where 73% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near LA23?

For a 3-bedroom house, LA8 (£360k, 11 km), LA9 (£295k, 12 km), LA7 (£329k, 19 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.