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LA8 house prices & rental yield

Homes in LA8 sell for a median of £365,000 across 123 sales over two years (HM Land Registry), which is +55% against the Westmorland and Furness median of £235,618. Set against the local average rent of £812 a month (ONS), that implies a 2.7% gross yield here versus 4.1% for Westmorland and Furness as a whole.

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Implied gross yield
2.7%
Median sold
£365,000
vs Westmorland and Furness
+55%
Sales, 2 yrs
123

Rents are published per district, not per postcode, so the yield above applies the Westmorland and Furness average rent to LA8 prices. It's the right way to compare postcodes on entry price, but rents do vary street by street, and gross yield ignores costs, voids and mortgage interest.

What renters pay across Westmorland and Furness
All sizes
£812
1-bed
£601
2-bed
£769
3-bed
£937
4+ bed
£1,315
Office for National Statistics averages for Westmorland and Furness, what tenants actually pay rather than asking rents.
Cheaper entry points near LA8
CA16126 sales4.1% yield£238,250LA9674 sales3.8% yield£257,500LA12422 sales3.7% yield£265,000LA11219 sales3.6% yield£270,000CA1791 sales3.6% yield£270,000CA10279 sales3.5% yield£280,000LA1050 sales3.4% yield£287,500LA774 sales3.2% yield£300,000
Averages don't buy houses

LA8 averages tell you where to look, not whether one particular flat stacks up. Paste a listing and gemhome runs the actual numbers: yield, cash flow, the lender stress test, EPC work and what the public records say about that specific address.

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