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Housing in CA9 3HT

What the homes in CA9 3HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,043 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (38.8%). Flats make up 10.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CA9 3HTEngland
Detached38.8%22.9%
Semi-detached25.2%31.5%
Terraced24.8%23%
Purpose-built flat7.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.9% of households in the CA9 3HT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 49.8% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.

CA9 3HT
71%
17%
England
  • Owned70.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented17.3%20.5%
  • Social rented11.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CA9 3HTEngland
Owned outright49.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association10%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CA9 3HTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24%). 15.4% of households include dependent children.

CA9 3HTEngland
Living alone, under 6618.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.1%12.8%
Couple, no children24%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Westmorland and Furness

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Westmorland and Furness (August 2026, +6.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Westmorland and FurnessEngland
All homes£816£1,459
One bedroom£604£1,195
Two bedrooms£772£1,335
Three bedrooms£942£1,489
Four or more£1,321£2,161
Detached£1,132£1,640
Semi-detached£914£1,449
Terraced£815£1,435
Flat or maisonette£693£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CA9 3HT (Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor) (about 2,043 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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