Housing in LA23 3LY
What the homes in LA23 3LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Windermere South & Staveley
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,676 (2024)
LA23 3LYWindermere
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (35.4%). Flats make up 36.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.6% of households in the LA23 3LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 40.9% own outright and 16.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented31.2%20.5%
- Social rented10.1%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. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.4%). 16.7% 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 LA23 3LY (Windermere South & Staveley) (about 1,676 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.