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LA9 4QA

Kendal Strickland and Fell · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kendal Strickland and Fell
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Postcode district
LA9
Postcode sector
LA9 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA9 4AD 26 m
LA9 4QE 26 m
LA9 4QD 52 m
LA9 4SG 53 m
LA9 4PU 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA9 4QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA9
Postcode sector
LA9 4
Latitude
54.330239
Longitude
-2.747565
British National Grid easting
351,483
British National Grid northing
492,998

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Electoral ward
Kendal Strickland and Fell · E05014235
Parish or community
E04002617
Westminster constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale · E14001580
Output area
E00097859
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 004A · E01019360
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 004 · E02004018

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Stramongate Primary School

    Academy converter

    220 m

  2. Kendal Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    393 m

  3. South Lakes Academy

    Other independent special school

    399 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 892
  • Public order 205
  • Criminal damage and arson 183
  • Shoplifting 166
  • Drugs 114

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA9 4 residents
4,105

Age bands in LA9 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.1%

427 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

397 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

1,168 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,187 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

1,052 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • STATION HOUSE SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 6SA

    ODS code A82027

    554 m

  • CAPTAIN FRENCH SURGERY

    THE GILLINGGATE CENTRE, GILLINGGATE, KENDAL, LA9 4JE

    ODS code A82025

    760 m

  • THE JAMES COCHRANE PRACT.

    BURTON ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 7HR

    ODS code A82026

    2.1 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kendal Rail Station

    RLY · Kendal

    0.3 miles

  • Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Burneside

    1.9 miles

  • Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station

    RLY · Oxenholme

    2.0 miles

  • Staveley Rail Station

    RLY · Staveley

    4.3 miles

  • Arnside Rail Station

    RLY · Arnside

    9.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 004A, 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

18,710 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Stramongate Primary School is the nearest published school at 220 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 892 events.

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