# LA9 9SZ: area report for a postcode in Westmorland and Furness

LA9 9SZ 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 9SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) › [LA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la9) › [LA9 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la9-9)

## Around this postcode

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. South Lakeland 004A: 261 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **Kendal, 720 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **No property in LA9 9SZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Lakeland 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **£230,449 average price**: For the whole of Westmorland and Furness, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **86% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at LA9 9SZ**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Lakes Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-lakes-academy-e147237) | Special | 50 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Stramongate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stramongate-primary-school-e137962) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kendal Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kendal-nursery-school-e112091) | Nursery | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Ghyllside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ghyllside-primary-school-e138744) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandgate-school-e112465) | Special | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Kendal College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kendal-college-e130631) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Vicarage Park CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vicarage-park-cofe-primary-school-e112269) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Kirkbie Kendal School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirkbie-kendal-school-e136671) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £127,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2024 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2025 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| August 2026 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kendal (720 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CAPTAIN FRENCH SURGERY (420 m); STATION HOUSE SURGERY (700 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (310 m); KENDAL PHARMACY (400 m); GILLINGGATE PHARMACY (420 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL ANGEL (120 m); STRAMONGATE DENTAL SURGERY (190 m); KENDAL DENTAL AESTHETIC AND IMPLANT CLINIC (200 m); UNIT 15A (DENTAL SURGERY) (220 m); ENTRY LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (270 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Kendal Highgate Express (100 m, Tesco); Iceland Kendal (120 m, Iceland); Booths Kendal (190 m, Booths); M&S Kendal (340 m, Marks and Spencer); Lidl Kendal (550 m, Lidl)

## 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.6** (2025). South Lakeland 004A has a deprivation score of 15.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,035th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Lakeland 004A was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,061** (2021). South Lakeland 004A had 2,061 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,392nd 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: 83.7%** (January 2026). In South Lakeland 004A, 83.7% 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: 54.3270, -2.7464

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.7464,54.3270,LA99SZ

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