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Housing in LA6 2AL

What the homes in LA6 2AL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,049 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (26.5%). Flats make up 34.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

LA6 2ALEngland
Detached15.6%22.9%
Semi-detached23.2%31.5%
Terraced26.5%23%
Purpose-built flat21.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building11.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.7% of households in the LA6 2AL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 44.3% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.

LA6 2AL
59%
25%
16%
England
  • Owned58.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented24.6%20.5%
  • Social rented16.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA6 2ALEngland
Owned outright44.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.6%18.2%
Other private rented4%2.2%
From the council8.1%8.3%
From a housing association8.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA6 2ALEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (32.2%). 13.4% of households include dependent children.

LA6 2ALEngland
Living alone, under 6616.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over32.2%12.8%
Couple, no children13.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 LA6 2AL (Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale) (about 1,049 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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