Housing in LA22 0LX
What the homes in LA22 0LX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
LA22 0LXAmbleside
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (44.3%). Flats make up 7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.7% of households in the LA22 0LX area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 42.8% own outright and 16.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented25.5%20.5%
- Social rented14.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 31.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (25.2%). 13.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA22 0LX (Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell) (about 1,392 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.