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On The Esplanade, in Grange-over-Sands & Cartmel Peninsula
What it's like at LA11 7HH: every home that has sold on The Esplanade since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on The Esplanade; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 60 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 6, The EsplanadeOther | Dec 2024 | £327,000 | 83 m² | £3,940/m² | 3 |
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| 10, The EsplanadeFlat | Oct 2008 | £335,000 | 197 m² | £1,701/m² | 2 |
| 12, The EsplanadeDetached | Aug 1998 | £160,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, The EsplanadeSemi-detached | Sept 2010 | £270,000 | 99 m² | £2,727/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 16, The EsplanadeFlat | Mar 2013 | £100,000 | 98 m² | £1,020/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 16, The EsplanadeFlat | Mar 2013 | £107,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 4, 16, The EsplanadeFlat | Nov 2020 | £109,000 | 168 m² | £649/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 20, The EsplanadeFlat | Jun 2025 | £255,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat 2, 20, The EsplanadeFlat | Feb 2020 | £185,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, 20, The EsplanadeFlat | Jun 2024 | £280,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, The EsplanadeOther · company-owned | Jan 2018 | £515,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, The EsplanadeDetached | Mar 2019 | £337,999 | 181 m² | £1,867/m² | 2 |
| 1, Strand Court, The EsplanadeOther | Jun 2025 | £79,000 | 38 m² | £2,079/m² | 5 |
| 2, Oversands, The EsplanadeSemi-detached | Oct 2003 | £275,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 2, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Oct 2009 | £128,000 | 42 m² | £3,048/m² | 2 |
| 3, Oversands, The EsplanadeDetached | Mar 2006 | £350,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Sept 2023 | £105,000 | 57 m² | £1,842/m² | 1 |
| 4, Oversands, The EsplanadeDetached | Feb 2000 | £143,000 | 103 m² | £1,388/m² | 1 |
| 4, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Nov 2018 | £97,000 | 60 m² | £1,617/m² | 3 |
| 5, Oversands, The EsplanadeDetached | Sept 2005 | £271,500 | 90 m² | £3,017/m² | 1 |
| 5, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Mar 2018 | £73,000 | 42 m² | £1,738/m² | 4 |
| 6, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Jun 2024 | £87,000 | 39 m² | £2,231/m² | 4 |
| 7, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Aug 2019 | £73,000 | 39 m² | £1,872/m² | 4 |
| 8, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Aug 2023 | £106,000 | 37 m² | £2,865/m² | 3 |
| 9, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | May 2013 | £86,000 | 59 m² | £1,458/m² | 3 |
| 10, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat · company-owned | Jun 2017 | £50,000 | 41 m² | £1,220/m² | 5 |
| 11, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Sept 2021 | £75,000 | 43 m² | £1,744/m² | 3 |
| 12, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Mar 2022 | £88,000 | 38 m² | £2,316/m² | 3 |
| 14, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Sept 2023 | £75,000 | 41 m² | £1,829/m² | 2 |
| 15, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Oct 2018 | £90,000 | 59 m² | £1,525/m² | 4 |
| 16, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Apr 2025 | £132,500 | 63 m² | £2,103/m² | 6 |
| 17, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Jun 2023 | £105,000 | 42 m² | £2,500/m² | 6 |
| 18, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Jan 2012 | £124,500 | 38 m² | £3,276/m² | 5 |
| 19, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Jan 2011 | £147,000 | 58 m² | £2,534/m² | 4 |
| 20, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Aug 2026 | £63,000 | 43 m² | £1,465/m² | 4 |
| 21, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Dec 2025 | £70,000 | 38 m² | £1,842/m² | 4 |
| 21a, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Jan 2017 | £70,000 | 62 m² | £1,129/m² | 2 |
| 22, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Mar 2021 | £82,500 | 42 m² | £1,964/m² | 6 |
| 23, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat · company-owned | Sept 2000 | £43,000 | 43 m² | £1,000/m² | 1 |
| 26, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Apr 2019 | £80,000 | – | – | 7 |
| 27, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Oct 2025 | £100,000 | 58 m² | £1,724/m² | 4 |
| 28, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Dec 2021 | £115,000 | 40 m² | £2,875/m² | 5 |
| 29, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Feb 2020 | £78,000 | 39 m² | £2,000/m² | 4 |
| 30, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Jul 2024 | £130,000 | 59 m² | £2,203/m² | 6 |
| 31, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Jan 2025 | £110,000 | 43 m² | £2,558/m² | 5 |
| 32, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Apr 2000 | £59,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Jan 2017 | £95,000 | 42 m² | £2,262/m² | 2 |
| 34, Strand Court, The EsplanadeFlat | Jan 2015 | £45,000 | 37 m² | £1,216/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, Abbotsrood, 24, The EsplanadeFlat | Dec 2007 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 3, Abbotsrood, 24, The EsplanadeFlat | Mar 2007 | £179,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, Abbotsrood, 24, The EsplanadeFlat | Mar 2021 | £210,000 | 105 m² | £2,000/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, Belvedere Flats, 16, The EsplanadeFlat | Jul 2012 | £52,500 | 60 m² | £875/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, Belvedere Flats, 16, The EsplanadeFlat | Apr 1997 | £40,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Culag, 9, The EsplanadeOther | Nov 2023 | £480,000 | 272 m² | £1,765/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, Dunkeld, 8, The EsplanadeFlat | May 2023 | £249,500 | 95 m² | £2,626/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, Lingmel, 20, The EsplanadeFlat | Jul 2003 | £185,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 3, Lingmel, 20, The EsplanadeFlat | Mar 2008 | £165,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, Lingmel, 20, The EsplanadeFlat | Jan 2014 | £215,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Oversands Cottage, The EsplanadeDetached | Mar 2022 | £237,500 | 43 m² | £5,523/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, Ticino, 4, The EsplanadeFlat | Sept 2021 | £139,950 | 78 m² | £1,794/m² | 5 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Grange-over-Sands, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 155k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lancaster.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 530); 2 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 65 minutes away by public transport (34 by car).
The nearest primary school is Grange CofE Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cartmel Priory CofE School, 2.7 km away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 10% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 150 m away; Higginsons Butchers (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Nutwood Medical Practice (550 m), with Grange Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Infinity Hair and Beauty is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Furness General Hospital, 19 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 28 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Thornleigh is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Keg & Kitchen the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 35% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Grange over Sands, Cartmel).
There are 212 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 40% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 26% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Park Road Gardens, 300 m away; for exercise, Palace Fitness (100 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Windermere, Fellfoot, 9.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 2.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
38 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Clock Tower | II | 120 m |
| Methodist Church | II | 140 m |
| Church of St Paul | II | 160 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency: Tim Farron MP (Liberal Democrat), since May 2005. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 21,472 (43.3%), turnout 69%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 63%, Conservative 19%, Reform UK 10%, Labour 5%.
2 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near LA11 7HH →
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 91 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 102 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 56% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 39% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" The Esplanade in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 44 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 30 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 83.1% | 74.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.0% | 12.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.6% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Morecambe South · about 41 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.