LA8

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
594
Current units
500
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
6

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
94

Postcode sectors in LA8

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
4,718 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gatefoot Cottages, 4, Windermere Road, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 9PL 21 July 2026 £335,000
Ower Yonder, Selside, Kendal, LA8 9EA 17 July 2026 £590,000
Peat Cote, Brigsteer, Kendal, LA8 8AR 9 July 2026 £162,500

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
494
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 199
  • Other theft 67
  • Drugs 56
  • Public order 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

LA8 usual residents
8,917
Age-profile population
8,937

Age bands in LA8

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

1,147 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

738 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,580 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

2,823 residents

Age 65 and over
29.6%

2,649 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 498 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

407 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 341 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 15 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £375,000 from 787 recorded sales in LA8. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Westmorland and Furness is £230,066 in June 2026, up 11.1% year on year.

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

494 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 199 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.