LA9 7DF

Kendal Nether · 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 7BZ 89 m
LA9 7DQ 92 m
LA9 7DE 98 m
LA9 7DG 121 m
LA9 7SY 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA9 7DF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2008
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA9
Postcode sector
LA9 7
Latitude
54.325941
Longitude
-2.742075
British National Grid easting
351,835
British National Grid northing
492,516

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
E00097895
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 003C · E01019365
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 003 · E02004017

Postcode source versions

Explore LA9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. South Lakes Academy

    Other independent special school

    330 m
  2. Stramongate Primary School

    Academy converter

    452 m
  3. Sandgate School

    Community special school

    834 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,872
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 871
  • Public order 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 173
  • Shoplifting 129
  • Anti social behaviour 113

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.

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%

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • CAPTAIN FRENCH SURGERY

    THE GILLINGGATE CENTRE, GILLINGGATE, KENDAL, LA9 4JE

    ODS code A82025

    506 m

  • STATION HOUSE SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 6SA

    ODS code A82027

    682 m

  • THE JAMES COCHRANE PRACT.

    BURTON ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 7HR

    ODS code A82026

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Kendal Rail Station

    RLY · Kendal

    0.4 miles
  • Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station

    RLY · Oxenholme

    1.7 miles
  • Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Burneside

    2.2 miles
  • Staveley Rail Station

    RLY · Staveley

    4.6 miles
  • Arnside Rail Station

    RLY · Arnside

    9.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 003C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,799 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. South Lakes Academy is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,872 published events cover 12 months, averaging 156 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 871 events.

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