LA6 2RA
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Property report — LA6 2RA
Open-data due diligence for LA6 2RA and the area around it.
LA6 2RA in brief: 54 recorded sales (£39,000–£840,000) · medium flood risk · 5 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LA6 2RA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LA6 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£450,371
Population
11,952
Crimes recorded
10
Schools
7
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
75%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LA6 2, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (12 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | £200,000 | CHURCH PLACE COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2025-07-08 | £107,000 | CHURCH GATES COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2025-03-14 | £805,000 | SWALLOWS NEST | Terraced |
| 2024-06-28 | £290,000 | 1 CHURCH VIEW | Semi-detached |
| 2023-11-17 | £555,000 | ROSE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2023-05-05 | £270,000 | 1 CHURCH VIEW | Semi-detached |
| 2022-07-29 | £550,000 | ROSE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2021-10-21 | £800,000 | CHURCH GATES | Detached |
| 2021-06-23 | £240,000 | 1 CHURCH VIEW | Semi-detached |
| 2021-03-17 | £557,500 | YEW TREE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2021-03-09 | £840,000 | 1, MELLING HALL | Terraced |
| 2021-02-05 | £151,225 | CHURCH PLACE COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2020-07-06 | £360,000 | CHURCH GATES | Detached |
| 2019-05-03 | £225,000 | 2 CHURCH VIEW | Semi-detached |
| 2019-03-28 | £250,000 | CHURCH PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-01-10 | £250,000 | MELLING FARM BARN | Other |
| 2018-06-04 | £256,000 | THE OLD FORGE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-31 | £375,000 | ROSE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2016-08-23 | £225,000 | UNDERHILL | Semi-detached |
| 2014-12-11 | £330,000 | GLEBE HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-02-19 | £160,000 | SWALLOW COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-05-21 | £189,950 | SWIFT COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-05-11 | £170,000 | ASH LEA | Terraced |
| 2012-05-02 | £495,950 | YEW TREE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2008-01-08 | £190,000 | SWIFT COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2007-09-26 | £500,000 | 2, MELLING HALL | Terraced |
| 2007-06-07 | £183,000 | 1 CHURCH VIEW | Semi-detached |
| 2007-04-05 | £177,500 | IVY COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2006-12-08 | £450,000 | EDMONDSON HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-26 | £282,000 | UNDERHILL | Semi-detached |
| 2003-08-29 | £120,000 | 2 CHURCH VIEW | Semi-detached |
| 2003-08-11 | £175,000 | EDMONDSON HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-08-08 | £142,000 | SWALLOW COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-04-16 | £120,000 | SWALLOW COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-02-28 | £320,000 | WILLOW TREE BARN MELLING ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-01-31 | £109,000 | IVY COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2003-01-22 | £350,000 | YEW TREE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2002-10-14 | £185,000 | RIVENDELL | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-23 | £82,000 | SWIFT COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2001-11-27 | £290,000 | OLD LUNE BARN | Detached |
| 2001-11-05 | £92,500 | 1 CHURCH VIEW | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-08 | £276,000 | WILLOW TREE BARN MELLING ROAD | Detached |
| 2001-04-12 | £86,000 | 2 CHURCH VIEW | Semi-detached |
| 2001-02-09 | £78,750 | IVY COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2000-07-25 | £100,000 | SWALLOW NEST COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2000-01-06 | £117,500 | UNDERHILL | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-23 | £95,000 | THE OLD FORGE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-05 | £60,000 | ASH LEA | Terraced |
| 1998-05-22 | £250,000 | GLEBE HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-30 | £69,950 | 2, OLD SMITHY | Detached |
| 1997-10-03 | £57,000 | TODDS HOUSE | Terraced |
| 1997-04-07 | £45,000 | IVY COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 1995-11-29 | £71,750 | THE OLD FORGE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-06 | £39,000 | ASH LEA | Terraced |
54 recorded sales on LA6 2RA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Arkholme Church of England Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 1.7 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School | 2.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 4.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BENTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE (4.4 mi) · LUNESDALE SURGERY (4.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH GATES COTTAGE AND BARN ADJOINING TO NORTH (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · CHURCH GATE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · CHURCHYARD WALL BORDERING MAIN STREET, WITH STEPS AT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS, AND GATE PIERS AT SOUTH END (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (4.5 mi) · BOOTS (4.7 mi) · CATON PHARMACY (5.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Wennington (1.4 mi) · Bentham (4.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Booths (4.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 54
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 21%
- Households
- 5,101
Owned 77% · Social rent 5% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LA6 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LA6 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 10/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLA6 | SectorLA6 2 | PostcodeLA6 2RA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £421,437 | £450,371 | £254,937 |
| Population | 28,858 | 11,952 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 20 | 10 | — |
| Schools | 13 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 74% | 75% | 97% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LA6 2); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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