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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:35 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:29 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,649 residentsin the Kendal East & Whinfell census areaMedian age 52.73,400 households82% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,820 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle62% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,556 mm of rain a year, 53 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSkelsmergh Tarnlake · under a mileBlack Moss Tarnlake · 1.1 miBirds Park Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miBenson Knotthill · 1.1 miHay Fellhill · 1.3 miWhiteside Pikemountain · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKendal Greenpark · 2.1 mi · 3 haJubilee Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 4 haFord Parkpark · 2.9 miHawesmead Parkpark · 3.0 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 202614 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.6 · 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,541 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 256 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryStation House Surgery1.9 miPharmacyKendal Pharmacy2.2 miDentistSandes Avenue Dental Practice2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryThe Queen Katherine Schoolages 11-19, 910 pupils1.4 miPrimaryCastle Park Schoolages 2-11, 326 pupils1.9 miPrimarySelside Endowed CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 33 pupils2.0 miCollegeKendal College2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME53 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA54 miRailway stationKendal1.9 miBus stationBus Station (K)Kendal2.2 miFerryBowness PierBowness on Windermere8.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA9 postcode district.


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