Neighbourhood · Westmorland and Furness
Windermere South & Staveley: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Windermere South & Staveley neighbourhood of Westmorland and Furness, England (ONS area South Lakeland 002). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes LA23, LA8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LA23 2NG.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Westmorland and Furness
Windermere South & Staveley is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Westmorland and Furness (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 17 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £391,000 and flats for £223,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Westmorland and Furness (1.1 times the borough's rate), and the nearest station, Windermere, is about a 21-minute walk 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
£391,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£223,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% 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
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.03; 1 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 8 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 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£45,200
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.1 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 Windermere South & Staveley sits in Westmorland and Furness
- Typical house price: 3rd highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness
- Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 13th 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 Windermere South & Staveley
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
1 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Westmorland and Furness, 2 the other way and 14 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
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Air quality
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Windermere Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Oxenholme Lake District (about 19 min) and Manchester Airport (128 to 136 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.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school The Lakes School 3.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2019). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Standards maintained.
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Windermere South & Staveley
What is the typical house price in Windermere South & Staveley?
£391,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
How does Windermere South & Staveley compare with the rest of Westmorland and Furness?
Typical house price: 3rd highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness. Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 13th highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness.
Is Windermere South & Staveley an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Windermere South & Staveley gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.03; 1 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Windermere South & Staveley?
Windermere. Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Oxenholme Lake District (about 19 min) and Manchester Airport (128 to 136 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Windermere South & Staveley?
Nearest state primary school. St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Lakes School. 3.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2019). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Standards maintained.
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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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.