Estate agents in Carnforth
Carnforth is a town in the North West with about 5,852 residents. HM Land Registry records 76 homes sold there in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, with a median price paid of £177,500.
How estate agents in Carnforth compare
Carnforth at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 76 sales in Carnforth from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £177,500.
46.5% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 4.5 years and sold for a median of 24.9% more than they paid.
The median price was £145,000 in 2016 and £200,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Carnforth
Median sale price in Carnforth: £177,500
| All homes | 76 sales, median £177,500 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 20 sales, median £282,998 |
| Semi-detached | 14 sales, median £193,750 |
| Terraced | 39 sales, median £155,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 3 sales |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Lancaster the average price was £200,710 in June 2026, up 5.4% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £145,000 (90 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £133,000 (99 sales) |
| 2018 | £144,975 (122 sales) |
| 2019 | £160,000 (148 sales) |
| 2020 | £157,000 (113 sales) |
| 2021 | £165,000 (131 sales) |
| 2022 | £175,000 (107 sales) |
| 2023 | £168,975 (98 sales) |
| 2024 | £195,000 (119 sales) |
| 2025 | £200,000 (126 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Carnforth station is about 0.2 miles from the centre, with Silverdale about 3 miles away, Bare Lane about 5 miles and Arnside about 6 miles. M6 junction 35 (Carnforth Interchange) is about 1 mile away and the A6 and A6070 pass through or beside the area. M55 junction 2 (Becconsall Bridge) is about 23 miles away. The nearest major airports are Leeds Bradford Airport at about 48 miles and Liverpool John Lennon Airport at about 55 miles. Central London is about 212 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Carnforth
Carnforth has three primary schools within about 0.8 miles of the centre. These are Carnforth Christ Church, a Church of England Voluntary Aided school, Carnforth Community Primary School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, an academy. Carnforth High School, an academy, is about 0.3 miles away. Further afield are Morecambe Bay Academy with a sixth form at about 4.9 miles, Lancaster High School at about 5.1 miles and Our Lady's Catholic College with a sixth form at about 5.2 miles. Independent options include Oneschool Global UK Lancaster Campus at about 5.3 miles and Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning at about 5.6 miles. Lancaster and Morecambe College is about 5.1 miles away and the University of Lancaster is about 8.2 miles away.
Living in Carnforth
Carnforth is a small town in the Lancaster district, home to 5,855 residents, with terraced, semi-detached and detached houses making up most of the homes and about 77% of households owning their property. There are more than 60 shops, including three supermarkets, Booths, Aldi and Tesco, plus at least four convenience stores. Food and drink options include around nine pubs, at least three cafés, a restaurant and several takeaways. Two doctors' surgeries, three pharmacies and two dentists sit within about 0.1 miles. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, about 6 miles away. The town has a library and a post office and Crag Bank Park is about 0.6 miles from the centre. Warton Crag nature reserve lies about 1.5 miles away.
A short history of Carnforth
The name Carnforth is thought to come from a ford over the River Keer, with other suggestions pointing to an Anglo-Saxon form recorded as Chreneforde or to the Old English for crane ford. Until the 19th century it was a small village. In 1846 the Carnforth Ironworks Company opened a works near the railway station, helped by the large local limestone deposits. Workers arrived from Worcestershire and lived in the company village of Dudley, now called Millhead. The Carnforth Haematite Company took over in 1864 and raised output with iron ore brought by rail from the Furness Peninsula. Steel production became the focus by 1872 but the Bessemer process had failed by 1879. Carnforth meanwhile became a junction of three major railways. Iron production ended in 1929 and the War Department then used the site as an ordnance depot until the 1960s. Morphy's Mill in Oxford Street made blouses and other garments from the 1920s to the 1980s. The motive power depot closed in 1968. Of 18 listed buildings near the centre, three are Grade II*: the ash plant, the engine shed with its locomotive turntable and the coaling plant.
Sport and leisure
Carnforth Community Swimming Pool is the town's sports centre for swimming. Carnforth Rangers FC covers soccer, while bowls is catered for by Carnforth Bowling Club and Millhead Crown Green Bowls Club. Carnforth Cricket Club and its cricket nets provide for cricket. A number of tennis courts and soccer pitches are also found around the centre of the town, along with a basketball court. Crag Bank Park is the named park and open space in the area. A number of children's playgrounds are located nearby for families with young children.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Carnforth?
- The median price paid in Carnforth over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £177,500. By property type, the median price paid was £282,998 for detached houses (20 sales), £193,750 for semi-detached houses (14 sales) and £155,000 for terraced houses (39 sales).
- How many homes were sold in Carnforth in the last year?
- There were 76 standard sales in Carnforth in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, according to HM Land Registry.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Carnforth?
- There are 4 estate agent sales branches with an office in Carnforth.
- What are the transport links in Carnforth?
- Carnforth railway station is about 0.2 miles from the centre and M6 junction 35 (Carnforth Interchange) is about 1 miles away. The A6 and A6070 pass through or beside the area.
- Which schools are near the centre of Carnforth?
- There are 3 primary schools within about 0.8 miles of the centre, with Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School about 0.0 miles away. The nearest secondary school is Carnforth High School, about 0.3 miles away.
Areas near Carnforth
- Warton (Lancaster)
- Over Kellet
- Nether Kellet
- Tewitfield
- Bolton-le-Sands
- Halton
- Silverdale
- Burton-in-Kendal
Carnforth is in Lancaster.
Estate agents near Carnforth
- Farrell HeyworthCarnforth LA5 9JX0.1 miles
- Reeds Rains Estate Agents CarnforthCarnforth LA5 9JX0.1 miles
- Hackney & LeighCarnforth LA5 9BT0.1 miles
- Bairstow EvesCarnforth LA5 9BS0.2 miles
- Martin & CoHalton LA2 6ND3.7 miles
- Lune Valley EstatesCaton LA2 9RA3.9 miles
- Hayley Baxter Sales and LettingsMorecambe LA4 6BY4.5 miles
- Ibay homes sales and lettingsMorecambe LA4 6LZ5 miles
- Coast N CountryLancaster LA1 1BN5.5 miles
- CoastNCountry Estate Agents LancasterLancaster LA1 1XF5.5 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Carnforth.