LA9 7BF

Kendal Castle · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Postcode district
LA9
Postcode sector
LA9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA9 7BH 71 m
LA9 7GX 96 m
LA9 7BQ 105 m
LA9 7BE 106 m
LA9 7BJ 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA9 7BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA9
Postcode sector
LA9 7
Latitude
54.322275
Longitude
-2.730247
British National Grid easting
352,600
British National Grid northing
492,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Parish or community
E04002617
Westminster constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale · E14001580
Output area
E00097899
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 005C · E01019366
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 005 · E02004019

Postcode source versions

Explore LA9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Heron Hill Primary School

    Community school

    643 m
  2. Castle Park School

    Academy converter

    776 m
  3. Kirkbie Kendal School

    Academy converter

    892 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,704
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 789
  • Public order 190
  • Criminal damage and arson 151
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Anti social behaviour 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA9 7 residents
10,561

Age bands in LA9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

1,418 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

934 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

2,265 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

3,067 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

2,868 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE JAMES COCHRANE PRACT.

    BURTON ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 7HR

    ODS code A82026

    1.2 km

  • CAPTAIN FRENCH SURGERY

    THE GILLINGGATE CENTRE, GILLINGGATE, KENDAL, LA9 4JE

    ODS code A82025

    1.2 km

  • STATION HOUSE SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 6SA

    ODS code A82027

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Kendal Rail Station

    RLY · Kendal

    0.8 miles
  • Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station

    RLY · Oxenholme

    1.2 miles
  • Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Burneside

    2.7 miles
  • Staveley Rail Station

    RLY · Staveley

    5.1 miles
  • Arnside Rail Station

    RLY · Arnside

    9.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 005C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,707 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Heron Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 643 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,704 published events cover 12 months, averaging 142 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 789 events.

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