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LA8 9BQ

Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Postcode district
LA8
Postcode sector
LA8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA8 9BJ 91 m
LA8 9BL 746 m
LA8 9DT 768 m
LA8 9DU 925 m
LA8 0DB 985 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA8 9BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA8
Postcode sector
LA8 9
Latitude
54.359424
Longitude
-2.678587
British National Grid easting
356,000
British National Grid northing
496,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Electoral ward
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale · E05014245
Parish or community
E04002601
Westminster constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale · E14001580
Output area
E00168541
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 005D · E01019394
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 005 · E02004019

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Grayrigg CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km

  2. Selside Endowed CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.3 km

  3. The Queen Katherine School

    Academy converter

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA8 9 residents
3,258

Age bands in LA8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

488 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

318 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

716 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

1,136 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

1,036 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.

Nearby transport

  • Kendal Rail Station

    RLY · Kendal

    3.1 miles

  • Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Burneside

    3.6 miles

  • Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station

    RLY · Oxenholme

    4.2 miles

  • Staveley Rail Station

    RLY · Staveley

    5.8 miles

  • Loyne Park

    BCT · Whittington

    12.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 005D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,355 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Grayrigg CofE School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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