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Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale neighbourhood of Westmorland and Furness, England (ONS area South Lakeland 009). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes LA10, LA6, LA8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LA6 2LZ.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Westmorland and Furness

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Westmorland and Furness (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 4 falling of 16). Houses here typically resell for £380,000 and flats for £185,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Westmorland and Furness (0.6 times the borough's rate), and the nearest railway station, Dent, is 11.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£380,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£185,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.05; 2 of 16 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 6 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£45,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.6 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale sits in Westmorland and Furness

  • Typical house price: 4th highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness
  • Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 12th highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale

House prices: Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale against Westmorland and Furness: This neighbourhood £71k (1995) to £295k (2026); Westmorland and Furness £49k (1995) to £245k (2026).£95k£362k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£295kWestmorland and Furness£245k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Westmorland and Furness, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale against Westmorland and Furness: This neighbourhood £73k (1999) to £173k (2025); Westmorland and Furness £47k (1999) to £150k (2026).£70k£202k2026202220182014201020061999This neighbourhood£173kWestmorland and Furness£150k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Westmorland and Furness, 1999 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Westmorland and Furness, 4 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • New-build activity
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Single-person households under 65
  • Recorded crime
  • Homes selling

Stations nearby

Nearest station

  • Dent Railway station, 11.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 0.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Carlisle (about 75 min) and Leeds (85 to 90 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Questions about Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale

What is the typical house price in Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale?

£380,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

How does Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale compare with the rest of Westmorland and Furness?

Typical house price: 4th highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 12th highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness.

Is Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.05; 2 of 16 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale?

Dent. Railway station, 11.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 0.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Carlisle (about 75 min) and Leeds (85 to 90 min).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.