LA8 9JX
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Property report — LA8 9JX
Open-data due diligence for LA8 9JX and the area around it.
LA8 9JX in brief: 26 recorded sales (£45,000–£615,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LA8 9JX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LA8 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£483,376
Population
6,545
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
81%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LA8 9, 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 (6 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-12 | £415,000 | ROSEWOOD | Terraced |
| 2023-10-26 | £375,000 | 1, WATCHGATE | Detached |
| 2020-10-14 | £615,000 | SOUTH GATESIDE | Other |
| 2020-06-11 | £326,000 | WATCHGATE BARN | Other |
| 2016-04-29 | £420,000 | GARNETT PLAIN | Detached |
| 2011-09-16 | £140,000 | FORGE COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-06-28 | £175,000 | HIGH THORN HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-06-02 | £249,999 | 1, WATCHGATE | Detached |
| 2009-08-17 | £305,000 | BRYONY BARN | Semi-detached |
| 2009-05-22 | £282,500 | 7, WATCHGATE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-03-30 | £400,000 | BROOKLYN, SOUTH GATESIDE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-03 | £292,000 | WATCHGATE FARM | Detached |
| 2003-04-14 | £155,000 | 5, WATCHGATE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-28 | £260,000 | ROSEWOOD | Terraced |
| 2002-05-24 | £116,000 | THE OLD STABLES | Detached |
| 2001-12-14 | £105,000 | 5, WATCHGATE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-29 | £189,000 | WATCHGATE FARM | Detached |
| 2001-08-24 | £237,500 | BROOKLYN, SOUTH GATESIDE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-10-12 | £150,000 | WEST OF EDEN | Detached |
| 2000-06-29 | £60,000 | 1, WATCHGATE | Detached |
| 1999-04-09 | £45,000 | WATCHGATE BARN | Terraced |
| 1999-04-09 | £45,000 | BRYONY BARN | Terraced |
| 1998-06-26 | £74,000 | QUISTADORES | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-05 | £112,500 | ROSEWOOD | Terraced |
| 1998-04-08 | £145,000 | BROOKLYN, SOUTH GATESIDE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-01-04 | £76,000 | WATCHGATE HOUSE | Semi-detached |
26 recorded sales on LA8 9JX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selside Endowed CofE Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Oswald's CofE Primary School | 2.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Queen Katherine School | 3.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Grayrigg CofE School | 3.3 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| St Thomas's CofE Primary School | 3.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Staveley CofE School | 3.7 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: STATION HOUSE SURGERY (3.7 mi) · CAPTAIN FRENCH SURGERY (4.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WATCHGATE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · MILEPOST TO WEST OF NORTH GATESIDE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · MILL COTTAGE, MILL AND ATTACHED BARNS (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: STAVELEY PHARMACY (3.6 mi) · KENDAL PHARMACY (3.9 mi) · BOOTS (3.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Burneside (Cumbria) (2.6 mi) · Kendal (3.7 mi) · Staveley (3.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Food Warehouse (3.0 mi) · Morrisons (3.0 mi) · Sainsbury's (3.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 21%
- Households
- 2,794
Owned 75% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LA8 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LA8 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 1/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LA8 9JX in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 | DistrictLA8 | SectorLA8 9 | PostcodeLA8 9JX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £448,030 | £483,376 | £221,750 |
| Population | 17,397 | 6,545 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 2 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 81% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LA8 9); 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 1 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.