Overview
First Choice Move is an estate agent based at Gate House, Hallwood Road, Lilyhall West, Workington, CA14 4JR. It is an independent, single-office business on our register. The registered business name is First Choice Move Ltd. Companies House number 07677764. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.
Between 2022 and 2025 home.co.uk recorded First Choice Move in 4 local agent league tables on 6 occasions. At its best it ranked 1st of 9 agents in Cleator Moor (January 2025), with 5 homes for sale of 25 in the area (20% share). In the most recent capture (February 2025) it was 2nd of 19 in Workington with 15 homes, a 12% share.
Homes in the CA14 postcode district sold for a median £160,000 across 463 sales in the last 12 months. Across Cumberland the average price is £170,966 (July 2026), +40.6% over ten years and 4.2× its January 1995 level. 8 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in CA14.
Market position and ranking
How First Choice Move has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from home.co.uk league tables captured by the Internet Archive between 2022 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workington | 2025-02 | 2of 19 | 15of 122 | 12% |
| Cockermouth | 2025-09 | 3of 14 | 4of 60 | 7% |
| CA26 | 2025-09 | 6of 11 | 4of 38 | 10% |
| Cleator Moor | 2025-01 | 1of 9 | 5of 25 | 20% |
The Workington market it trades in
19 agents advertising 122 homes, average asking price £186,701, 16 new in the previous 14 days. home.co.uk, 2025-02-13.
All homes for sale in Workington
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in Workington
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Buchanan Property Group, Powered by eXp UKBanklands, Workington, CA14 3EU | 17 | 14% |
| 2 | First Choice MoveGate House, Hallwood Road, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4JR | 15 | 12% |
| 3 | LillingtonsLowther Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7DP | 11 | 9% |
| 4 | Grisdales Estate40 Main Street, Cockermouth,CA13 9LQ | 7 | 6% |
| 5 | HuntersWarwick Road,, Carlisle,, Cumbria,, CA1 1DR | 5 | 4% |
| 6 | Grisdales Estate46/47, King Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7JH | 4 | 3% |
| 7 | Open House Estate Agents113 Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, ST17 4AH | 4 | 3% |
| 8 | Your MoveLowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7AH | 4 | 3% |
| 9 | Mitchell's Land Agency - CockermouthLakeland Agricultural Centre, Cockermouth, CA13 0QQ | 3 | 2% |
| 10 | PurplebricksGB & Overseas, 650 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, CO4 9YQ, Colchester | 3 | 2% |
| 11 | Open House Estate Agents348a Manchester Road,Warrington,WA1 3RE | 2 | 2% |
| 12 | PFKMain Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9LU | 2 | 2% |
| 13 | David Britton EstatesUnit 3, Mason Court, Gillan Way, Penrith 40 Business Park, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9GR | 1 | 1% |
| 14 | GetAnOfferLiverpool Terrace, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1TA | 1 | 1% |
| 15 | HH Land and PropertyBorderway Mart, Rosehill, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2RS | 1 | 1% |
| 16 | HH Land and PropertyStation Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9QW | 1 | 1% |
| 17 | New Home AgentsUnit 7, First Floor, Hepton Court, Leeds, LS9 6PW | 1 | 1% |
| 18 | Tiffen & Co23 - 25 Castle Street Carlisle CA3 8SY | 1 | 1% |
| 19 | William H Brown38 High Street, DONCASTER, South Yorkshire, DN10 6JE | 1 | 1% |
Stock on the market
Stock breakdown coming
Homes for sale by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode appear here once our crawler has read firstchoicemove.co.uk. Agents can speed this up by claiming the profile.
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
Being collected: Google, Trustpilot, ESTAS, allAgents, Facebook. Ratings refresh every week.
Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Cumberland since January 1995, and what has sold in CA14 in the last year. Cumberland averages £170,966 in July 2026, +20.1% over five years and +40.6% over ten.
Average house price, Cumberland
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Cumberland
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sales per month in CA14
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in CA14
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, CA14 | £160,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 463 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £275,000 | Semi-detached | £175,000 |
| Terraced | £118,000 | Flat | £89,000 |
Other agents in CA14
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Buchanan property group, Powered by eXp UK | Estate agent (self-employed, network)eXp UK (self-employed network) | 1home.co.uk 2025 |
| Ashleigh Tunstall Powered by eXp | Estate agent (self-employed, network)eXp UK (self-employed network) | — |
| Grisedales | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Ian Rose powered by eXp | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Open House Cumbria | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Rebecca Armstrong – Part of Mark Buchanan Property Group – Powered by eXp | Estate agent (self-employed, network)eXp UK (self-employed network) | — |
| Tiffen & Co. | Estate agentIndependent | — |
All agents in Cumberland · Demographics and area data on Property Data
Questions and answers
Is First Choice Move a leading agent in Workington?
home.co.uk ranked it 2nd of 19 agents in Workington by homes for sale in February 2025, with 12% of local stock.
Which redress scheme is First Choice Move a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near First Choice Move?
A median £160,000 in CA14 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 463 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| home.co.uk agent league tables, via the Internet Archive | 6 snapshots, 2022–2025 |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Cumberland, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | CA14, last 12 months |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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