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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA9
Telephone code01264
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,418 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLevens Forcewaterfall · 2.7 miFlats Hillhill · under a mileGarths Hillhill · 1.0 miEskrigg Tarnlake · 2.9 miTop Poollake · 2.9 miBirds Park Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileFord Parkpark · 1.1 miHawesmead Parkpark · 1.2 miKendal United Football Clubplaying field · 1.4 miNetherfield Sports Groundsports ground · 1.2 mi · 5 haAbbot Hall Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 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 197950 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202611 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 2.9 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 6.8 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
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCumbria And Morecambe Bay Bowel Cancer Screening Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAsda Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMorecambe Bay Hospitals NHSunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 3 specialPrimarySt Mark's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 184 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHeron Hill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 419 pupils1.0 miSecondaryKirkbie Kendal Schoolages 11-18, 1,029 pupils1.1 miCollegeKendal College1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA53 miRailway stationOxenholme Lake Districtunder a mileBus stationBlackhall RoadKendal1.9 miFerryBowness PierBowness on Windermere9.0 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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