LA8 — Kendal
Every number below comes from real recorded sales in LA8 (Kendal, South Lakeland) — 4,455 sales over 32 years of market history across 8 areas.
In 1995 the middle of the LA8 market was £80,000. The 2026 median: £448,750 — 5.6 times the starting point. 2003 was the year to be holding: the median rose +32.2% in twelve months. Anyone who bought just before 2009 learned about -15.5% the hard way.
Median sold price in LA8
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £80,000 | 109 |
| 2000 | £121,000 | 169 |
| 2005 | £273,500 | 123 |
| 2010 | £285,000 | 87 |
| 2015 | £271,000 | 120 |
| 2020 | £311,250 | 118 |
| 2025 | £365,000 | 110 |
| 2026 | £448,750 | 8 |
The areas on the board
The board splits LA8 into 8 areas, weighted by how much actually sells in each:
- Staveley (25% of local sales) — busiest streets: Main Street, Beck Nook, Seedfield
- Endmoor (23% of local sales) — busiest streets: Sycamore Close, Greenways Drive, Chambers Place
- Levens (23% of local sales) — busiest streets: Greengate, Nethercroft, Beathwaite Gardens
- Sedgwick (8% of local sales) — busiest streets: Wakefield Meadow, Castle View, Hill Close
- Old Hutton (6% of local sales) — busiest streets: Low Meadow, Middleshaw Crescent, The Park
- Crosthwaite (6% of local sales) — busiest streets: Starnthwaite Ghyll, St Marys Green, Starnthwaite Ghyll Cottages
- New Hutton (5% of local sales) — busiest streets: Millbeck, Hayclose Lane, Hutton Park
- Cowan Head (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Mill Cottages
Now you've seen the history — play the LA8 board and try to beat it.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.