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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA8
Telephone code01472
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:36 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:29 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,653 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksUnderbarrow Poollake · under a mileCockhag Tarnlake · 1.6 miBlakehowe Hillhill · under a mileKnott Hillhill · under a mileLevens Forcewaterfall · 4.1 miHollin Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeckside Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 12 haKendal Greenpark · 2.9 mi · 3 haHawesmead Parkpark · 2.9 miLevens Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 63 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197948 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202611 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryCaptain French Surgery2.9 miPharmacyGillinggate Pharmacy2.9 miDentistEntry Lane (Dental Surgery)2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCrosthwaite CofE Schoolages 3-11, 109 pupils1.5 miSecondaryKirkbie Kendal Schoolages 11-18, 1,029 pupils3.2 miCollegeKendal College3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA57 miRailway stationBurneside (Cumbria)3.3 miBus stationBus Station (K)Kendal3.1 miFerryBowness Ferry NabBowness on Windermere5.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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