LA9 7SB

Kendal Castle · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Kendal
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Postcode district
LA9
Postcode sector
LA9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA9 7SD 67 m
LA9 7PW 103 m
LA9 7SG 126 m
LA9 7SE 147 m
LA9 7NU 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA9 7SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA9
Postcode sector
LA9 7
Latitude
54.318544
Longitude
-2.726015
British National Grid easting
352,871
British National Grid northing
491,682

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
E00097900
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 005C · E01019366
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 005 · E02004019

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Landsdown Close, Kendal, LA9 7SB 17 April 2025 £316,875
15, Landsdown Close, Kendal, LA9 7SB 18 October 2023 £305,000
29, Landsdown Close, Kendal, LA9 7SB 28 February 2014 £282,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Heron Hill Primary School

    Community school

    661 m
  2. Kirkbie Kendal School

    Academy converter

    995 m
  3. Castle Park School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 449
  • Public order 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Other theft 62
  • Anti social behaviour 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

37 female, 36 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA9 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
0%
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

    972 m

  • CAPTAIN FRENCH SURGERY

    THE GILLINGGATE CENTRE, GILLINGGATE, KENDAL, LA9 4JE

    ODS code A82025

    1.6 km

  • STATION HOUSE SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 6SA

    ODS code A82027

    1.7 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

  • Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station

    RLY · Oxenholme

    1.0 miles
  • Kendal Rail Station

    RLY · Kendal

    1.1 miles
  • Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Burneside

    3.0 miles
  • Staveley Rail Station

    RLY · Staveley

    5.4 miles
  • Gait Barrows

    BCT · Leighton Beck Bridge

    9.1 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.

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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £310,938 from 2 recorded sales in LA9 7SB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Westmorland and Furness is £230,066 in June 2026, up 11.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Heron Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 661 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 449 events.

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