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LA9 7EQ

Kendal Highgate · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kendal Highgate
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Postcode district
LA9
Postcode sector
LA9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA9 7EG 102 m
LA9 7EF 107 m
LA9 7EH 116 m
LA9 5TR 129 m
LA9 7ED 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA9 7EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA9
Postcode sector
LA9 7
Latitude
54.317445
Longitude
-2.741184
British National Grid easting
351,883
British National Grid northing
491,570

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Electoral ward
Kendal Highgate · E05014232
Parish or community
E04002617
Westminster constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale · E14001580
Output area
E00179295
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 006H · E01034078
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 006 · E02004020

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Kirkbie Kendal School

    Academy converter

    0 m

  2. Heron Hill Primary School

    Community school

    335 m

  3. Kendal College

    Further education

    386 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,588
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 734
  • Public order 184
  • Criminal damage and arson 145
  • Shoplifting 129
  • Anti social behaviour 101

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

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

  • THE JAMES COCHRANE PRACT.

    BURTON ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 7HR

    ODS code A82026

    590 m

  • CAPTAIN FRENCH SURGERY

    THE GILLINGGATE CENTRE, GILLINGGATE, KENDAL, LA9 4JE

    ODS code A82025

    822 m

  • STATION HOUSE SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 6SA

    ODS code A82027

    1.6 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

    1.0 miles

  • Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station

    RLY · Oxenholme

    1.2 miles

  • Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Burneside

    2.8 miles

  • Staveley Rail Station

    RLY · Staveley

    5.1 miles

  • Arnside Rail Station

    RLY · Arnside

    8.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 006H, 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

17,341 of 33,755

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

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Kirkbie Kendal School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,588 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 734 events.

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