Kirkby Lonsdale

Kirkby Lonsdale is covered by postcode district LA6. It is in the Westmorland and Furness council area, England.

Typical price £250,000 Homes sold in Kirkby Lonsdale, last 12 months. ▼ 36.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 65 of 81 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at medium risk 3 of 84 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 1 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 3 1 primary school and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Kirkby Lonsdale, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Kirkby Lonsdale, by flood risk Of the 84 postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 81 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Kirkby Lonsdale. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A65 LA6 2AA: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AB: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AD: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AE: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AF: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AH: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AJ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AL: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AN: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AP: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AQ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AR: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AS: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AU: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AW: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AX: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AY: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AZ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BA: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BD: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BE: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BF: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BG: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BH: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BJ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BL: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BN: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BP: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BQ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BT: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BU: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BW: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BX: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BY: not on the flood risk listLA6 2BZ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DA: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DB: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DD: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DE: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DF: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DH: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DJ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DL: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DN: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DP: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DQ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DR: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DS: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DT: not on the flood risk listLA6 2DU: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FA: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FB: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FD: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FE: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FF: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FG: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FH: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FJ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FQ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FR: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FT: not on the flood risk listLA6 2FY: not on the flood risk listLA6 2GU: not on the flood risk listLA6 2GX: not on the flood risk listLA6 2HF: not on the flood risk listLA6 2HG: not on the flood risk listLA6 2HJ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2HL: not on the flood risk listLA6 2HN: not on the flood risk listLA6 2HQ: not on the flood risk listLA6 2JR: not on the flood risk listLA6 2JS: not on the flood risk listLA6 2JU: not on the flood risk listLA6 2JX: not on the flood risk listLA6 2RS: not on the flood risk listLA6 2SH: not on the flood risk listLA6 2SR: not on the flood risk listLA6 2WY: not on the flood risk listLA6 2AT: low flood risk at worstLA6 2FL: low flood risk at worstLA6 2DX: medium flood risk at worst Kirkby Lonsdale Map of every postcode in Kirkby Lonsdale, by flood risk Of the 84 postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 81 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Kirkby Lonsdale. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Kirkby Lonsdale
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 2
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 81

Of the 84 postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 81 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.2023, longitude -2.5989. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at medium risk at worst

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

LA6 2DX1 at medium risk

What is it like to live in Kirkby Lonsdale?

Homes sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 36.4% on the 12 months before. At 65 of the 81 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 1 home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 3 of its 84 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Wennington, 8.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Kirkby Lonsdale?

Homes in Kirkby Lonsdale sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 21 sales, down 36.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£393,000
12 months to August 2026
£250,000

▼ down 36.4% on the 12 months before

Detached 1 sale, too few to price
Semi-detached£365,000 9 sales
Terraced£217,750 6 sales
Flat or maisonette£164,000 5 sales

Across the whole LA6 district, Kirkby Lonsdale's main postcode district: a typical £292,500.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Kirkby Lonsdale: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Kirkby Lonsdale?

4 of the 84 postcodes now in use in Kirkby Lonsdale came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 2 of the 35 homes sold in Kirkby Lonsdale were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LA6 district, 7%.

The newest postcodes

LA6 2SRsince December 2025LA6 2GXsince October 2023LA6 2GUsince September 2020LA6 2FYsince July 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Kirkby LonsdaleAcross the LA6 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 21 (5%) 3 of 135 (2%)
The 12 months to August 2025 2 of 35 (6%) 15 of 214 (7%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Kirkby Lonsdale?

Ofcom reports on 81 of the 84 postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale. At 65 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit65 of 81
Postcodes where every home can get superfast79 of 81

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Kirkby Lonsdale at risk of flooding?

3 of the 84 postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1 home or business in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 3 of 84 postcodes Medium: 1Low: 8

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Kirkby Lonsdale?

The open schools at the postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Kirkby Lonsdale?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale is Wennington Rail Station, 8.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Wennington Rail Station Railway station 8.8 kmDrive
  • Bentham Rail Station Railway station 11.2 kmDrive
  • Silverdale Rail Station Railway station 13.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Kirkby Lonsdale?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Kirkby Lonsdale safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 115 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 7 September 2025
  2. 7 October 2025
  3. 20 November 2025
  4. 9 December 2025
  5. 9 January 2026
  6. 8 February 2026
  7. 10 March 2026
  8. 10 April 2026
  9. 18 May 2026
  10. 5 June 2026
  11. 6 July 2026
  12. 6 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences61 reports
Public order12 reports
Shoplifting9 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Other theft6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Burglary5 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: drugs 3, theft from the person 1, robbery 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Kirkby Lonsdale?

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Parliamentary constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Police force area
Cumbria
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Lizzi Collinge (Labour)

All 84 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Kirkby Lonsdale postcodes

84 postcodes in use in Kirkby Lonsdale, by district:

LA6 postcode district,84 postcodes

That district is in the LA postcode area.

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Places near Kirkby Lonsdale

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Kirkby Lonsdale's £250,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Ingleton10.2 km, £251,750High Bentham10.9 km, £235,000Milnthorpe11.5 km, £250,000Warton, Lancaster12.7 km, £327,500Carnforth13.9 km, £175,000Sedbergh14.2 km, £230,000Arnside15.2 km, £390,000Silverdale15.2 km, £371,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Kirkby Lonsdale

What is it like to live in Kirkby Lonsdale?
Homes sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 36.4% on the 12 months before. At 65 of the 81 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 1 home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 3 of its 84 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Wennington, 8.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Kirkby Lonsdale?
Kirkby Lonsdale is covered by postcode district LA6, across 84 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Kirkby Lonsdale in?
Kirkby Lonsdale is in the Westmorland and Furness council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Kirkby Lonsdale?
Kirkby Lonsdale is in the Morecambe and Lunesdale parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Lizzi Collinge (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Kirkby Lonsdale?
Homes in Kirkby Lonsdale sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 21 sales, down 36.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Kirkby Lonsdale?
In Kirkby Lonsdale, primary schools at its postcodes include St Mary's CofE Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Queen Elizabeth School and Queen Elizabeth Studio School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Kirkby Lonsdale have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale is Wennington, 8.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Kirkby Lonsdale?
Ofcom reports on 81 of the 84 postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale. At 65 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Kirkby Lonsdale at risk of flooding?
3 of the 84 postcodes in Kirkby Lonsdale have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1 home or business in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Kirkby Lonsdale?
4 of the 84 postcodes now in use in Kirkby Lonsdale came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 2 of the 35 homes sold in Kirkby Lonsdale were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LA6 district, 7%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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