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LA8 9BW

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 9BN 134 m
LA8 9BP 327 m
LA8 9BL 360 m
LA8 0DE 486 m
LA8 9EY 801 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA8 9BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA8
Postcode sector
LA8 9
Latitude
54.359519
Longitude
-2.661661
British National Grid easting
357,100
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
E04002623
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
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Grayrigg CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

  2. Selside Endowed CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.1 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

    3.7 miles

  • Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Burneside

    4.3 miles

  • Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station

    RLY · Oxenholme

    4.5 miles

  • Staveley Rail Station

    RLY · Staveley

    6.4 miles

  • Loyne Park

    BCT · Whittington

    12.5 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Grayrigg CofE School is the nearest published school at 0.7 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.