UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/la16
LA16Askam-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, England
House prices in LA16, Askam-in-Furness
Homes in LA16 sold for a median of £255,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 111 standard sales.
That makes it the eighth cheapest of the 18 LA postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 49 | £370,000 | £280,000 to £425,000 |
| Semi-detached | 29 | £242,500 | £210,000 to £277,000 |
| Terraced | 33 | £132,000 | £100,000 to £185,000 |
LA16 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the LA postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of LA16's, it was £2,733 per m² from 363 linked sales.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 44% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 30%.
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Where prices are higher in LA16
Each dot is a postcode in LA16 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 17 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| LA16 7DY | £542,000 | 3 |
| LA16 7JF | £500,000 | 3 |
| LA16 7HP | £402,500 | 4 |
| LA16 7JP | £400,000 | 3 |
| LA16 7JG | £390,000 | 3 |
| LA16 7JT | £370,000 | 3 |
| LA16 7HR | £365,000 | 3 |
| LA16 7FL | £328,500 | 4 |
| LA16 7AD | £285,000 | 5 |
| LA16 7FN | £252,500 | 4 |
| LA16 7HT | £250,000 | 7 |
| LA16 7FA | £218,000 | 3 |
| LA16 7EW | £192,500 | 4 |
| LA16 7BZ | £130,000 | 3 |
| LA16 7BX | £115,000 | 3 |
| LA16 7BP | £114,000 | 7 |
| LA16 7BE | £93,500 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 50%, from £153,500 in 2016 to £231,000 in 2025, close to the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.
Sales picked up in 2025: 73 standard sales in LA16, 70% more than the 43 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the Westmorland and Furness council area
Median sale price of the 16 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. LA16 is the sixth cheapest. LA16 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- LA8 Kendal£365,000
- LA23 Windermere£365,000
- LA6 Carnforth£310,000
- LA7 Milnthorpe£305,000
- CA10 Penrith£286,000
- LA11 Grange-Over-Sands£280,000
- LA12 Ulverston£265,000
- CA17 Kirkby Stephen£260,000
- LA9 Kendal£260,000
- LA16 Askam-in-Furness, this district£255,000
- CA16 Appleby-in-Westmorland£238,000
- CA11 Penrith£235,000
- LA13 Barrow-in-Furness£210,000
- LA15 Dalton-in-Furness£155,000
- LA14 Barrow-in-Furness£140,000
All 16 districts in Westmorland and Furness, ranked
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £92,000 for a terraced house on Victoria Street to £540,000 for a detached house on Ireleth Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in LA16. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 6 Foxfield CloseSold for £215,000
- 38 Blea BeckSold for £291,000
- 17 Turnstone CrescentSold for £325,000
- 15 Turnstone CrescentSold for £475,000
- 2 Pryors WalkSold for £395,000
- 17 Ireleth Court RoadSold for £255,000
- 13 Dalton RoadSold for £140,000
- Dunroamin Saves LaneSold for £380,000
- 16 Victoria StreetSold for £92,000
- Selkirk Ireleth RoadSold for £540,000
Living in LA16
Crime
33 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 93 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 90% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Almost every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 79 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,508 a year in Westmorland and Furness for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 70 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | |
| C | 44 | |
| D | 49 | |
| E | 6 | |
| F | 1 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | ||
| 21 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 21 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 2 |
Coal mining
None of the 112 live postcodes in LA16 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 44% of postcodes in the North West are.
About these figures
The figures come from 111 standard sales in LA16, the latest on 27 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.