The median home in Lowca sells for £127,000
That is the middle of 21 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. 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 Lowca’s sales are terraced houses
21 homes sold in three years: 5 detached houses, 5 semi-detached houses and 11 terraced houses.
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £40K–£115K
Detached houses: 5 sold, median £236K
Semi-detached houses: 5 sold, median £130K
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.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
41 new homes have been sold in Lowca since 1995; the share peaked at 54% in 2008.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
10% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 9.5% sold leasehold in Lowca. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Lowca’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowca | — | £127K | 6 | +53% |
| Distington | 1.5 | £108K | 11 | — |
| Moresby Parks | 1.7 | £143K | 16 | +9% |
| High Harrington | 2.6 | £240K | 29 | +45% |
| Whitehaven | 2.9 | £160K | 343 | +33% |
| Workington | 3.6 | £132K | 264 | +38% |
| Frizington | 4.2 | £91K | 24 | +14% |
| Cleator Moor | 4.7 | £126K | 74 | +29% |
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 Lowca
What is the average house price in Lowca?
The median home in Lowca sold for £127,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 21 standard sales. By type: detached houses £235,995, semi-detached houses £130,000 and terraced houses £70,000.
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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