Homes in Cleator Moor sell for a median £126,000
That is the middle of 252 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 4.4 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Half of Cleator Moor’s sales are terraced houses
252 homes sold in three years: 65 detached houses, 56 semi-detached houses, 130 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 65 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £210K–£370K
- Last 12 months
- £256K16 sold
- New build
- £355K
median sale · 56 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £129K–£235K
- Last 12 months
- £175K17 sold
- New build
- £235K
median sale · 130 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £63K–£117K
- Last 12 months
- £95K41 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A terraced town: half of homes sold are terraced
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Cleator Moor’s homes sold for between £86K and £220K
One sale in ten was under £61K and one in ten over £340K. 81% sold for under £250K.
The median, £126,000, sits in the £100–150K band
252 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.4 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £31,000 in 1995 to £135,500 in the last 12 months (£105,250 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
74 sales in the last 12 months, against 186 in 2003, the busiest year, and 58 in 2009. Sales fell by 57% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 4%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 42% more sales than 2020.
Cleator Moor costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Cleator Moor, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £73K | £75K | — | £200K | £221K | £280K | £256K |
| Semi-detached houses | £42K | £45K | £87K | £107K | £124K | £145K | £175K |
| Terraced houses | £26K | £25K | £60K | £61K | £70K | £80K | £95K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 23% in 2020
291 new homes have been sold in Cleator Moor since 1995; the share peaked at 23% in 2020.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £321,500
against £120,000 for a home sold on, 168% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Cleator Moor. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Birks Road is Cleator Moor’s busiest street, with 15 sales in three years
15 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birks Road | CA25 | 15 | £66,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Trumpet Terrace | CA23 | 14 | £120,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Keekle Meadows Road | CA25 | 11 | £391,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Keekle Mount | CA25 | 10 | £332,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Trumpet Road | CA23 | 10 | £106,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Ellis Gardens | CA25 | 9 | £300,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 7 | Ennerdale Road | CA25 | 9 | £80,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Coniston Park | CA25 | 8 | £183,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Ember Lane | CA25 | 7 | £358,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 10 | Leconfield Street | CA25 | 7 | £115,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Bowthorn Road | CA25 | 6 | £86,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Main Street | CA23 | 6 | £61,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Whitehaven Road | CA25 | 5 | £95,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Kiln Brow | CA23 | 5 | £85,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Duke Street | CA25 | 5 | £45,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Keekle Meadows Road: £391,000
Duke Street: £45,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 8.7 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Cleator Moor is the 21st most expensive of 23 towns in Cumbria
Cleator Moor is one of Cumbria’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Cumbria with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Cleator Moor’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleator Moor | — | £126K | 74 | +29% |
| Frizington | 1.7 | £91K | 24 | +14% |
| Whitehaven | 2.7 | £160K | 343 | +33% |
| Egremont | 2.8 | £120K | 68 | +30% |
| Moresby Parks | 3 | £143K | 16 | +9% |
| St Bees | 3.7 | £214K | 18 | +17% |
| Distington | 5.2 | £108K | 11 | — |
| High Harrington | 6.5 | £240K | 29 | +45% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Cleator Moor
What is the average house price in Cleator Moor?
The median home in Cleator Moor sold for £126,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 252 standard sales (£135,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £327,000, semi-detached houses £182,500 and terraced houses £90,000.
Are house prices going up in Cleator Moor?
The median was £132,000 in 2025, up 7% on 2024 (£123,500), and £135,500 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Cleator Moor each year?
74 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 105 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Cleator Moor?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Keekle Meadows Road (CA25, £391,000), Ember Lane (CA25, £358,000) and Keekle Mount (CA25, £332,000).
How much does a new build cost in Cleator Moor?
New homes sold for a median £321,500 over three years, against £120,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 8.3% of sales.
Is Cleator Moor expensive for Cumbria?
Cleator Moor is the 21st most expensive of 23 towns of 2,500 or more in Cumbria by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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