# 79 SHEARWATER CRESCENT, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3JP

## Property details

- Slug: `f40ef59` (address key hash: `f40ef59148970cf82062656dd70c7c60495e8bac`)
- Postcode: LA14 3JP
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 70 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £175,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,500/m²
- Local average: £203,100 (40 sales)
- Street crime: 41 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £175,000
- Date: 2026-03-03
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 17/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £721/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,700

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0310-2228-5510-2895-3485)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-03 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | — | £175,960 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-f251-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 79 SHEARWATER CRESCENT, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3JP | £175,000 | 03/03/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [167913509](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6a672ae)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £175,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-07 | £170,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £155,000 |
| sold | 2015-01-01 | £105,000 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £43,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 67 BLACK BUTTS LANE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3JZ | £290,000 | 08/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 1 ONCHAN VIEW, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3JY | £200,000 | 01/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 58 BLACK BUTTS LANE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3JZ | £193,500 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 25 BERMUDA CRESCENT, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3DJ | £268,000 | 25/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 30 STRATHMORE AVENUE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3DH | £150,000 | 24/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 4 OSPREY DRIVE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3JS | £210,000 | 27/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 17 MALLARD DRIVE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3JR | £232,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 32 STRATHMORE AVENUE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3DH | £275,000 | 14/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 4 ORONTES AVENUE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3DL | £205,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 97 PLYMOUTH STREET, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3AN | £205,000 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 13 STRATHNAVER AVENUE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3DQ | £153,000 | 09/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 STRATHNAVER AVENUE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3DQ | £245,000 | 21/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 ORONTES AVENUE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 3DL | £215,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 STRATHNAVER AVENUE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 3DQ | £185,000 | 03/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 51 PORTSMOUTH STREET, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 3AJ | £91,000 | 20/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 31 PLYMOUTH STREET, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 3AN | £115,000 | 17/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 51 ANDREAS AVENUE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 3JN | £355,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 BERMUDA CRESCENT, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 3DJ | £155,000 | 29/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 27 STRATHAIRD AVENUE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 3DE | £205,000 | 27/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 STRATHAIRD AVENUE, WALNEY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 3DE | £240,000 | 12/08/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £209,375 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 8.2%
- **10y growth:** 22.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North West; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 27.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 61.5%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North West). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £859/mo
- **Realistic:** £954/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,049/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Barrow-in-Furness (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Egerton Court, LA14 | £575/mo | 2 | 1.03 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Egerton Court, LA14 | £595/mo | 2 | 1.03 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £585/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.33% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £73,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £58,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £585/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 24.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-188/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.4%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 22 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **41** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Walney School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 2 May 2022 |
| South Walney Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 14 Sep 2018 |
| George Hastwell School Special Academy | Other | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| South Walney Junior School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 30 Nov 2012 |
| St Columba's School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 5 Jul 2012 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #1675715
- **Address:** 79 Shearwater Crescent, Walney, LA14 3JP
- **Certificate Issued:** 10/05/2004
- **Work Completed:** 08/03/2004
- **Items:** 1 door(s)