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LA9 6LX

Postcode

A postcode in South Lakeland 003C, Kendal Nether ward, Westmorland and Furness.

This report describes the area around LA9 6LX, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around LA9 6LX

Schools near LA9 6LX

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Stramongate Primary School
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
540 m
7 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Sandgate School
Special
570 m
7 minutes on foot
School remains Good, June 2023
The Queen Katherine School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 49.3 (2025/26, provisional)
680 m
9 minutes on foot
Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
St Thomas's CofE Primary School
Primary. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
820 m
10 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
Kendal Nursery School
Nursery
920 m
11 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, January 2025
South Lakes Academy
Special
930 m
12 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Cambian Whinfell School
Special
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Castle Park School
Primary. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near LA9 6LX

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £220,000Mintsfeet Road, LA9 6DEDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold170 m
  • £200,000Mint Close, LA9 6DFMay 2026, terraced, established, freehold200 m
  • £230,000Dale Avenue, LA9 6DDApril 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold210 m
  • £344,950Shap Road, LA9 6FUOctober 2025, flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold230 m
  • £325,000Appleby Road, LA9 6ESAugust 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold250 m
  • £207,000Mint Dale, LA9 6DGApril 2025, terraced, established, freehold270 m
  • £115,000Shap Road, LA9 6DPOctober 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold280 m
  • £325,000Mint Street, LA9 6DSNovember 2025, terraced, established, freehold290 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of LA9 6LX

In a straight line

Stations

  • Kendal3 minutes on foot260 m

GP practices

  • STATION HOUSE SURGERY290 m

Pharmacies

  • KENDAL PHARMACY630 m
  • BOOTS660 m

Dental practices

  • SANDES AVENUE DENTAL PRACTICE500 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY550 m
  • KENDAL DENTAL CARE LTD570 m
  • UNIT 15A (DENTAL SURGERY)690 m
  • STRAMONGATE DENTAL SURGERY700 m

Supermarkets

  • Lidl KendalLidl330 m
  • Sainsburys Kendal SuperstoreSainsburys730 m
  • Aldi New Hutton KendalAldi750 m
  • M&S KendalMarks and Spencer830 m
  • Booths KendalBooths850 m

The neighbourhood: South Lakeland 003C

Everything about South Lakeland 003C
Deprivation score
9.3
Joint 7,844th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£260,000
Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,111
Joint 3,791st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: LA9

Everything about LA9
Median sale price
£259,250
825th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
31,582
833rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.