Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:36 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:29 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,878 residentsin the Kendal North & Burneside census areaMedian age 45.84,078 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright14% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,598 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 13%, construction 9%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 22% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,558 mm of rain a year, 53 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMill Streamriver · under a mileRatherheath Tarnlake · 1.3 miCunswick Tarnlake · 1.6 miMonument Hillhill · under a mileWhiteside Pikemountain · 3.7 miCunswick Scarhill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKendal Greenpark · 1.4 mi · 3 haKendal Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 50 haJubilee Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haHawesmead Parkpark · 2.8 miColey Barn Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miFord Parkpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197946 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202613 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.5 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,540 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryMaude Street Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyKendal Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistDental Surgery1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Oswald's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 88 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Thomas's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 239 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Queen Katherine Schoolages 11-19, 910 pupils1.6 miCollegeKendal College2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME55 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA56 miRailway stationBurneside (Cumbria)under a mileBus stationBus Station (K)Kendal1.9 miFerryBowness PierBowness on Windermere6.5 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA9 postcode district.
