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Housing in Morecambe · HM Land Registry

Homes in Morecambe sell for a median £185,000

That is the middle of 1,316 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 4.3 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.

37thmost expensive of 65 in Lancashire+50%since 2016
Median sale
£185K
1,316 sales in 3 years
Middle half: £144K to £240K
Sold in 12 months
396
Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Median £185,000
New builds
0%
of sales in 3 years
In 10 years
+50%
median, 2016 to the last 12 months
£123K → £185K
What sells · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

Half of Morecambe’s sales are semi-detached houses

1,316 homes sold in three years: 160 detached houses, 653 semi-detached houses, 289 terraced houses and 214 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.4 times what a flat does.

Detached houses£288K

median sale · 160 sold in 3 years

Middle half
£245K–£351K
Last 12 months
£280K49 sold
Semi-detached houses£195K

median sale · 653 sold in 3 years

Middle half
£170K–£241K
Last 12 months
£200K196 sold
Terraced houses£148K

median sale · 289 sold in 3 years

Middle half
£125K–£175K
Last 12 months
£153K96 sold
Flats and maisonettes£118K

median sale · 214 sold in 3 years

Middle half
£87K–£157K
Last 12 months
£120K55 sold
The mix

A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 50% of sales

Detached houses12%
Semi-detached houses50%
Terraced houses22%
Flats and maisonettes16%

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.

Price range

Half of Morecambe’s homes sold for between £144K and £240K

One sale in ten was under £108K and one in ten over £300K. 77% sold for under £250K.

Sales by price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

The median, £185,000, sits in the £150–200K band

0137275412Under £100K: 108 sold<£100K£100–150K: 268 sold£100–150K£150–200K: 412 sold£150–200K£200–250K: 228 sold£200–250K£250–300K: 159 sold£250–300K£300–400K: 109 sold£300–400K£400–500K: 27 sold£400–500K£500–750K: 5 sold£500–750K

1,316 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.

Since 1995

The typical home costs 4.3 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s

Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £42,625 in 1995 to £185,000 in the last 12 months (£137,500 in 2019).

31 years of sales

Fewer homes sell than in most years

396 sales in the last 12 months, against 1,194 in 2002, the busiest year, and 411 in 2020. Sales fell by 48% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 8%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 63% more sales than 2020.

Homes soldMedian sale price
03006009001200£50K£100K£150K£200K1996: 684 sold, typical £41K’961997: 771 sold, typical £42K1998: 712 sold, typical £43K’981999: 716 sold, typical £44K2000: 926 sold, typical £46K’002001: 1032 sold, typical £50K2002: 1194 sold, typical £55K’022003: 1122 sold, typical £70K2004: 1037 sold, typical £90K’042005: 687 sold, typical £98K2006: 1037 sold, typical £117K’062007: 923 sold, typical £125K2008: 453 sold, typical £115K’082009: 477 sold, typical £116K2010: 456 sold, typical £115K’102011: 495 sold, typical £110K2012: 439 sold, typical £120K’122013: 481 sold, typical £120K2014: 593 sold, typical £120K’142015: 586 sold, typical £125K2016: 547 sold, typical £123K’162017: 562 sold, typical £133K2018: 588 sold, typical £135K’182019: 563 sold, typical £138K2020: 411 sold, typical £151K’202021: 669 sold, typical £160K2022: 580 sold, typical £169K’222023: 466 sold, typical £178K2024: 429 sold, typical £180K’242025: 506 sold, typical £183KLast 12 months: 396 sold, typical £185KNow
Against England

Morecambe costs less than England as a whole

Median sale price each calendar year: Morecambe, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).

£100K£200K£300K£400K1995200020052010201520202025Morecambe 1995: £42,625Morecambe 1996: £40,750Morecambe 1997: £42,000Morecambe 1998: £42,997Morecambe 1999: £44,000Morecambe 2000: £46,000Morecambe 2001: £49,725Morecambe 2002: £55,000Morecambe 2003: £70,000Morecambe 2004: £90,000Morecambe 2005: £98,000Morecambe 2006: £117,000Morecambe 2007: £124,900Morecambe 2008: £115,400Morecambe 2009: £115,500Morecambe 2010: £115,465Morecambe 2011: £110,000Morecambe 2012: £120,000Morecambe 2013: £120,000Morecambe 2014: £120,000Morecambe 2015: £125,000Morecambe 2016: £123,000Morecambe 2017: £132,500Morecambe 2018: £134,725Morecambe 2019: £137,500Morecambe 2020: £151,000Morecambe 2021: £160,000Morecambe 2022: £169,125Morecambe 2023: £177,500Morecambe 2024: £180,000Morecambe 2025: £183,000England 1995: £55,000England 1996: £57,500England 1997: £60,000England 1998: £66,000England 1999: £74,000England 2000: £82,000England 2001: £92,000England 2002: £114,000England 2003: £132,000England 2004: £152,000England 2005: £159,950England 2006: £168,000England 2007: £178,000England 2008: £174,000England 2009: £170,000England 2010: £185,000England 2011: £180,000England 2012: £183,250England 2013: £188,000England 2014: £198,000England 2015: £212,995England 2016: £224,950England 2017: £235,000England 2018: £240,000England 2019: £245,000England 2020: £263,000England 2021: £281,500England 2022: £295,000England 2023: £292,500England 2024: £299,000England 2025: £300,000Typical UK town 1995: £52,000Typical UK town 1996: £53,142Typical UK town 1997: £56,973Typical UK town 1998: £59,973Typical UK town 1999: £65,500Typical UK town 2000: £74,375Typical UK town 2001: £83,995Typical UK town 2002: £104,750Typical UK town 2003: £128,250Typical UK town 2004: £148,000Typical UK town 2005: £155,000Typical UK town 2006: £161,000Typical UK town 2007: £171,500Typical UK town 2008: £166,000Typical UK town 2009: £156,725Typical UK town 2010: £166,500Typical UK town 2011: £160,500Typical UK town 2012: £164,575Typical UK town 2013: £167,000Typical UK town 2014: £176,000Typical UK town 2015: £187,000Typical UK town 2016: £200,000Typical UK town 2017: £212,500Typical UK town 2018: £224,250Typical UK town 2019: £229,950Typical UK town 2020: £240,000Typical UK town 2021: £255,000Typical UK town 2022: £275,000Typical UK town 2023: £274,500Typical UK town 2024: £275,000Typical UK town 2025: £280,000England £300KTypical UK town £280KMorecambe £183K
By type

Terraced houses rose the most since 1995

£100K£200K£300K£400K1995200020052010201520202025Detached houses 1995: £69,000Detached houses 1996: £70,725Detached houses 1997: £71,400Detached houses 1998: £77,950Detached houses 1999: £86,475Detached houses 2000: £90,997Detached houses 2001: £93,500Detached houses 2002: £99,500Detached houses 2003: £132,500Detached houses 2004: £165,000Detached houses 2005: £171,000Detached houses 2006: £178,250Detached houses 2007: £202,000Detached houses 2008: £195,000Detached houses 2009: £174,950Detached houses 2010: £181,000Detached houses 2011: £172,000Detached houses 2012: £182,500Detached houses 2013: £180,000Detached houses 2014: £189,975Detached houses 2015: £196,250Detached houses 2016: £180,000Detached houses 2017: £195,000Detached houses 2018: £198,500Detached houses 2019: £216,250Detached houses 2020: £261,500Detached houses 2021: £259,500Detached houses 2022: £261,250Detached houses 2023: £285,000Detached houses 2024: £302,500Detached houses 2025: £285,000Semi-detached houses 1995: £46,000Semi-detached houses 1996: £43,000Semi-detached houses 1997: £45,000Semi-detached houses 1998: £46,250Semi-detached houses 1999: £48,950Semi-detached houses 2000: £51,000Semi-detached houses 2001: £56,000Semi-detached houses 2002: £65,000Semi-detached houses 2003: £86,350Semi-detached houses 2004: £114,250Semi-detached houses 2005: £120,000Semi-detached houses 2006: £130,000Semi-detached houses 2007: £137,000Semi-detached houses 2008: £131,500Semi-detached houses 2009: £125,000Semi-detached houses 2010: £125,000Semi-detached houses 2011: £122,500Semi-detached houses 2012: £125,000Semi-detached houses 2013: £129,000Semi-detached houses 2014: £127,750Semi-detached houses 2015: £140,000Semi-detached houses 2016: £135,000Semi-detached houses 2017: £148,250Semi-detached houses 2018: £145,000Semi-detached houses 2019: £150,000Semi-detached houses 2020: £161,000Semi-detached houses 2021: £168,000Semi-detached houses 2022: £185,000Semi-detached houses 2023: £190,625Semi-detached houses 2024: £192,000Semi-detached houses 2025: £195,000Terraced houses 1995: £35,000Terraced houses 1996: £30,625Terraced houses 1997: £34,000Terraced houses 1998: £34,500Terraced houses 1999: £31,500Terraced houses 2000: £33,000Terraced houses 2001: £37,000Terraced houses 2002: £42,000Terraced houses 2003: £57,750Terraced houses 2004: £76,500Terraced houses 2005: £86,000Terraced houses 2006: £97,000Terraced houses 2007: £108,000Terraced houses 2008: £106,250Terraced houses 2009: £90,000Terraced houses 2010: £89,500Terraced houses 2011: £85,000Terraced houses 2012: £90,500Terraced houses 2013: £87,750Terraced houses 2014: £90,000Terraced houses 2015: £95,000Terraced houses 2016: £98,250Terraced houses 2017: £100,000Terraced houses 2018: £106,000Terraced houses 2019: £115,000Terraced houses 2020: £110,000Terraced houses 2021: £125,000Terraced houses 2022: £135,000Terraced houses 2023: £140,000Terraced houses 2024: £143,750Terraced houses 2025: £145,000Flats and maisonettes 1995: £33,000Flats and maisonettes 1996: £29,125Flats and maisonettes 1997: £30,000Flats and maisonettes 1998: £30,000Flats and maisonettes 1999: £30,500Flats and maisonettes 2000: £33,000Flats and maisonettes 2001: £39,725Flats and maisonettes 2002: £41,500Flats and maisonettes 2003: £55,000Flats and maisonettes 2004: £65,000Flats and maisonettes 2005: £75,000Flats and maisonettes 2006: £82,500Flats and maisonettes 2007: £85,000Flats and maisonettes 2008: £77,250Flats and maisonettes 2009: £105,000Flats and maisonettes 2010: £87,500Flats and maisonettes 2011: £83,000Flats and maisonettes 2012: £73,500Flats and maisonettes 2013: £72,500Flats and maisonettes 2014: £87,000Flats and maisonettes 2015: £85,000Flats and maisonettes 2016: £86,250Flats and maisonettes 2017: £82,750Flats and maisonettes 2018: £84,000Flats and maisonettes 2019: £90,500Flats and maisonettes 2020: £87,950Flats and maisonettes 2021: £104,000Flats and maisonettes 2022: £99,500Flats and maisonettes 2023: £110,000Flats and maisonettes 2024: £115,000Flats and maisonettes 2025: £112,000Detached houses £285KSemi-detached houses £195KTerraced houses £145KFlats and maisonettes £112K
199520002005201020152020Last 12 months
Detached houses£69K£91K£171K£181K£196K£262K£280K
Semi-detached houses£46K£51K£120K£125K£140K£161K£200K
Terraced houses£35K£33K£86K£90K£95K£110K£153K
Flats and maisonettes£33K£33K£75K£88K£85K£88K£120K

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

Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months

835 new homes have been sold in Morecambe since 1995; the share peaked at 14% in 1995.

New-build share of sales1996: 11%’961997: 9.6%1998: 11%1999: 11%’992000: 8.2%2001: 4.8%2002: 3.4%’022003: 4.6%2004: 0.4%2005: 0.4%’052006: 2.8%2007: 0.9%2008: 2.9%’082009: 8%2010: 3.1%2011: 0%’112012: 0%2013: 0.4%2014: 9.6%’142015: 0.3%2016: 0.9%2017: 0.5%’172018: 0%2019: 3.9%2020: 2.2%’202021: 2.1%2022: 0.3%2023: 0%’232024: 0%2025: 0%Last 12 months: 0%Now

Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.

New builds and tenure · 3 years

18% of sales were leasehold

Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 3.6% sold leasehold in Morecambe. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.

Streets

Marine Road East is Morecambe’s busiest street, with 27 sales in three years

91 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 16 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.

#StreetPostcode areaSalesMedianHomes
1Marine Road EastLA427£130,000Mostly flats
2Bare LaneLA422£193,750Mixed
3BroadwayLA419£369,000Mixed
4Lancaster RoadLA417£205,000Mixed
5Low LaneLA416£241,500Mostly semi-detached houses
6Beaufort RoadLA415£185,000Mostly semi-detached houses
7Clarence CourtLA415£99,950Mostly flats
8West End RoadLA414£102,500Mostly flats
9South RoadLA413£256,500Mostly semi-detached houses
10Monkswood AvenueLA413£138,000Mixed
11Elkin RoadLA412£265,500Mostly semi-detached houses
12Fairhope AvenueLA412£217,500Mostly semi-detached houses
13Hampsfell DriveLA411£158,000Mixed
14Gringley RoadLA410£171,000Mostly semi-detached houses
15Schola Green LaneLA410£162,500Mostly semi-detached houses
Dearest streets

Woodrush: £400,000

Morecambe median£185K
Woodrush£400K
Broadway£369K
Elms Drive£325K
Pemberton Drive£313K
Pembroke Avenue£305K
Cheapest streets

Ribblesdale Court: £59,000

Morecambe median£185K
Ribblesdale Court£59K
Beach Street£69K
Primrose Court£95K
Clarence Court£100K
West End Road£103K

Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 6.8 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.

Across Lancashire

Morecambe is the 37th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire

Morecambe is in the middle of Lancashire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.

Median sale, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1Whalley£385K2Grimsargh£330K3Whittle-le-Woods£300K
⋯
35Wesham£190K36Whitworth£190K37Morecambe£185K38Heysham£185K39Haslingden£181K
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64Padiham£110K65Nelson£92K

Towns of 2,500 or more in Lancashire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.

Morecambe’s neighbours

The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.

All towns in Lancashire →
HeyshamLancasterBolton-le-SandsOvertonHaltonBailriggCarnforthHeyshamLancasterBolton-le-SandsOvertonHaltonBailriggCarnforthMorecambe
Prices next door
TownMilesMedianSold, 12 moSince 2016
Morecambe—£185K396+50%
Heysham1.9£185K219+48%
Lancaster2.6£180K561+16%
Bolton-le-Sands3.1£288K89+28%
Overton3.8£223K11+41%
Halton4£269K31+31%
Bailrigg5—2—
Carnforth5.2£190K71+31%

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 Morecambe

What is the average house price in Morecambe?

The median home in Morecambe sold for £185,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 1,316 standard sales (£185,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £287,500, semi-detached houses £195,000, terraced houses £147,500 and flats and maisonettes £117,500.

Are house prices going up in Morecambe?

The median was £183,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£180,000), and £185,000 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 Morecambe each year?

396 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 537 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.

What are the most expensive streets in Morecambe?

Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Woodrush (LA4, £400,000), Broadway (LA4, £369,000) and Elms Drive (LA4, £325,000).

Is Morecambe expensive for Lancashire?

Morecambe is the 37th most expensive of 65 towns of 2,500 or more in Lancashire 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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