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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:36 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,425 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December56 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksHood Tarnlake · under a mileEskrigg Tarnlake · under a mileKiln Hillhill · under a mileHolmescales Hillhill · under a mileGatebeck Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miLevens Forcewaterfall · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolmescales Activity Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 7 haThe Greenpark · 2.8 miLevens Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 63 haFord Parkpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197017 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost 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 2.9 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.4 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
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 96 to 210 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryCumbria And Morecambe Bay Bowel Cancer Screening Centre2.7 miPharmacyAsda Pharmacy3.1 miDentistMorecambe Bay Hospitals NHS2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOld Hutton CofE Schoolages 3-11, 78 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKirkbie Kendal Schoolages 11-18, 1,029 pupils3.5 miCollegeKendal College3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA50 miRailway stationOxenholme Lake District2.4 miBus stationBlackhall RoadKendal4.1 miFerryjettyFell Foot11 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA8 postcode district.


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