# LA9 6HU: area report for a postcode in Westmorland and Furness

LA9 6HU is a postcode in Westmorland and Furness.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Westmorland and Furness. Open the map at LA9 6HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) › [LA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la9) › [LA9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la9-6)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 35% on July. South Lakeland 003B: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **Kendal, 380 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **7 of 9 properties in LA9 6HU at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Lakeland 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **£230,449 average price**: For the whole of Westmorland and Furness, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA9 6HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **Low road and rail noise at LA9 6HU**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU
- **6.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandgate-school-e112465) | Special | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Castle Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-park-school-e142693) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stramongate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stramongate-primary-school-e137962) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Queen Katherine School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-queen-katherine-school-e136526) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 49.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [South Lakes Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-lakes-academy-e147237) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Kendal Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kendal-nursery-school-e112091) | Nursery | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [St Thomas's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomass-cofe-primary-school-e112322) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cambian Whinfell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-whinfell-school-e134781) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £167,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2025 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kendal (380 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STATION HOUSE SURGERY (370 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (930 m); KENDAL PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: KENDAL DENTAL CARE LTD (690 m); KENDAL DENTAL AESTHETIC AND IMPLANT CLINIC (800 m); SANDES AVENUE DENTAL PRACTICE (810 m); STRAMONGATE DENTAL SURGERY (820 m); DENTAL SURGERY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Kendal (640 m, Lidl); Aldi New Hutton Kendal (870 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £230,449** (July 2026). Westmorland and Furness’s average house price was £230,449 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,859** (2025). Full-time workers living in Westmorland and Furness earned a median of £41,859 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.5×** (2025). A home in Westmorland and Furness costs 5.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Westmorland and Furness has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 135th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Lakeland 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.0** (2025). South Lakeland 003B has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,456th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Lakeland 003B was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,617** (2021). South Lakeland 003B had 2,617 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 643rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In South Lakeland 003B, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LA9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £259,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA9 was £259,250 in 2025. 825th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,582** (2021). LA9 had 31,582 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 833rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in LA9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.8%** (January 2026). In LA9, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness)
- Centre: 54.3322, -2.7338

Council: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Westmorland and Lonsdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/westmorland-and-lonsdale): Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7338,54.3322,LA96HU

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