Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryMaude Street Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistStramongate Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 3 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryStramongate Primary Schoolages 2-11, 237 pupilsright herePrimaryGhyllside Primary Schoolages 3-11, 424 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKirkbie Kendal Schoolages 11-18, 1,029 pupilsunder a mileCollegeKendal Collegeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA54 miRailway stationKendalunder a mileBus stationBlackhall RoadKendalunder a mileFerryBowness PierBowness on Windermere7.5 miBus stops119 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA9 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:36 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:29 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,320 residentsin the Kendal Town & Greenside census areaMedian age 43.03,940 households54% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright22% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,192 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, hospitality 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 27% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,644 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCunswick Tarnlake · 1.7 miCastle Hillhill · under a milePrickley Fellhill · under a mileBirds Park Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miSkelsmergh Tarnlake · 2.7 miMill Streamriver · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKendal Greenpark · under a mile · 3 haKendal Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 50 haHawesmead Parkpark · under a mileFord Parkpark · under a mileAbbot Hall Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileKendal United Football Clubplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 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 197948 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202612 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 5.1 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,228 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
