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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 14 min4:35 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:30 am – 3:47 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 February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,928 mm of rain a year, 64 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December62 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksWhiteside Pikemountain · 1.6 miLow Taggleshaw Tarnlake · 1.4 miSkelsmergh Tarnlake · 1.5 miUlgraveshill · 1.1 miMurthwaite Knotthill · 1.2 miMiddle Taggleshawwater · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKendal Greenpark · 3.5 mi · 3 haFord Parkpark · 4.8 miHawesmead Parkpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 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 197944 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202616 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.9 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
Elevation169 m554 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 255 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryStation House Surgery3.7 miPharmacyStaveley Pharmacy3.6 miDentistSandes Avenue Dental Practice3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySelside Endowed CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 33 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Queen Katherine Schoolages 11-19, 910 pupils3.1 miCollegeKendal College4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME53 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA56 miRailway stationBurneside (Cumbria)2.5 miBus stationBus Station (K)Kendal3.8 miFerryWindermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry TerminalBowness on Windermere7.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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


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