LA9 5LF postcode in Kendal, Westmorland and Furness

LA9 5LF is a postcode in Kendal, in the Kendal Highgate ward of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency and the Cumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Westmorland and Furness: 82% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in LA9 5, last 12 months. ▼ 11.7% on the year before Nearest station Kendal 1.2 km in a straight line

Where LA9 5LF is, and what is near it

Map of LA9 5LF and what is near it Map of LA9 5LF: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the LA9 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LA9 5AA: also in LA9 5LA9 5AB: also in LA9 5LA9 5AD: also in LA9 5LA9 5AF: also in LA9 5LA9 5AG: also in LA9 5LA9 5AH: also in LA9 5LA9 5AL: also in LA9 5LA9 5AN: also in LA9 5LA9 5AP: also in LA9 5LA9 5AQ: also in LA9 5LA9 5AS: also in LA9 5LA9 5AT: also in LA9 5LA9 5AU: also in LA9 5LA9 5AX: also in LA9 5LA9 5AY: also in LA9 5LA9 5AZ: also in LA9 5LA9 5BA: also in LA9 5LA9 5BB: also in LA9 5LA9 5BD: also in LA9 5LA9 5BE: also in LA9 5LA9 5BG: also in LA9 5LA9 5BH: also in LA9 5LA9 5BJ: also in LA9 5LA9 5BL: also in LA9 5LA9 5BN: also in LA9 5LA9 5BP: also in LA9 5LA9 5BQ: also in LA9 5LA9 5BS: also in LA9 5LA9 5BT: also in LA9 5LA9 5BU: also in LA9 5LA9 5BW: also in LA9 5LA9 5BX: also in LA9 5LA9 5BY: also in LA9 5LA9 5BZ: also in LA9 5LA9 5DA: also in LA9 5LA9 5DB: also in LA9 5LA9 5DD: also in LA9 5LA9 5DE: also in LA9 5LA9 5DF: also in LA9 5LA9 5DG: also in LA9 5LA9 5DH: also in LA9 5LA9 5DN: also in LA9 5LA9 5DP: also in LA9 5LA9 5DQ: also in LA9 5LA9 5DR: also in LA9 5LA9 5DT: also in LA9 5LA9 5DU: also in LA9 5LA9 5DW: also in LA9 5LA9 5DX: also in LA9 5LA9 5DY: also in LA9 5LA9 5DZ: also in LA9 5LA9 5EA: also in LA9 5LA9 5EB: also in LA9 5LA9 5ED: also in LA9 5LA9 5EE: also in LA9 5LA9 5EF: also in LA9 5LA9 5EG: also in LA9 5LA9 5EJ: also in LA9 5LA9 5EN: also in LA9 5LA9 5EP: also in LA9 5LA9 5EW: also in LA9 5LA9 5FB: also in LA9 5LA9 5FE: also in LA9 5LA9 5FH: also in LA9 5LA9 5FJ: also in LA9 5LA9 5FP: also in LA9 5LA9 5FQ: also in LA9 5LA9 5FR: also in LA9 5LA9 5FS: also in LA9 5LA9 5FT: also in LA9 5LA9 5FW: also in LA9 5LA9 5FX: also in LA9 5LA9 5FY: also in LA9 5LA9 5HA: also in LA9 5LA9 5HB: also in LA9 5LA9 5HD: also in LA9 5LA9 5HE: also in LA9 5LA9 5HF: also in LA9 5LA9 5HG: also in LA9 5LA9 5HH: also in LA9 5LA9 5HJ: also in LA9 5LA9 5HL: also in LA9 5LA9 5HN: also in LA9 5LA9 5HP: also in LA9 5LA9 5HQ: also in LA9 5LA9 5HR: also in LA9 5LA9 5HS: also in LA9 5LA9 5HT: also in LA9 5LA9 5HU: also in LA9 5LA9 5HW: also in LA9 5LA9 5HX: also in LA9 5LA9 5HY: also in LA9 5LA9 5HZ: also in LA9 5LA9 5JA: also in LA9 5LA9 5JB: also in LA9 5LA9 5JD: also in LA9 5LA9 5JE: also in LA9 5LA9 5JF: also in LA9 5LA9 5JH: also in LA9 5LA9 5JJ: also in LA9 5LA9 5JL: also in LA9 5LA9 5JN: also in LA9 5LA9 5JP: also in LA9 5LA9 5JQ: also in LA9 5LA9 5JR: also in LA9 5LA9 5JW: also in LA9 5LA9 5JY: also in LA9 5LA9 5LA: also in LA9 5LA9 5LB: also in LA9 5LA9 5LD: also in LA9 5LA9 5LE: also in LA9 5LA9 5LG: also in LA9 5LA9 5LH: also in LA9 5LA9 5LJ: also in LA9 5LA9 5LL: also in LA9 5LA9 5LN: also in LA9 5LA9 5LP: also in LA9 5LA9 5LQ: also in LA9 5LA9 5LS: also in LA9 5LA9 5LT: also in LA9 5LA9 5LW: also in LA9 5LA9 5LX: also in LA9 5LA9 5LY: also in LA9 5LA9 5LZ: also in LA9 5LA9 5NA: also in LA9 5LA9 5NB: also in LA9 5LA9 5ND: also in LA9 5LA9 5NE: also in LA9 5LA9 5NF: also in LA9 5LA9 5NG: also in LA9 5LA9 5NJ: also in LA9 5LA9 5NL: also in LA9 5LA9 5NQ: also in LA9 5LA9 5QB: also in LA9 5LA9 5QG: also in LA9 5LA9 5QH: also in LA9 5LA9 5QJ: also in LA9 5LA9 5QL: also in LA9 5LA9 5QN: also in LA9 5LA9 5QP: also in LA9 5LA9 5QQ: also in LA9 5LA9 5QR: also in LA9 5LA9 5QS: also in LA9 5LA9 5QT: also in LA9 5LA9 5QU: also in LA9 5LA9 5QW: also in LA9 5LA9 5QX: also in LA9 5LA9 5QZ: also in LA9 5LA9 5RA: also in LA9 5LA9 5RB: also in LA9 5LA9 5RE: also in LA9 5LA9 5RP: also in LA9 5LA9 5RR: also in LA9 5LA9 5RS: also in LA9 5LA9 5TA: also in LA9 5LA9 5TB: also in LA9 5LA9 5TR: also in LA9 5 Kendal LA9 5LF Map of LA9 5LF and what is near it Map of LA9 5LF: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the LA9 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Kendal LA9 5LF
  • LA9 5LF
  • Other postcodes in LA9 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.3226, longitude -2.7486)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LA9 5LF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LA9 5LF?

Every home and business at LA9 5LF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Westmorland and Furness: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Westmorland and Furness: 96%

The line marks the figure across Westmorland and Furness.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at LA9 5LF?

Westmorland and Furness Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LA9 5LF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LA9 5LF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Westmorland and Furness

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LA9 5LF: 4,002 properties in Westmorland and Furness are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Westmorland and Furness

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LA9 5LF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LA9 5LF?

Homes in LA9 5 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 116 sales, down 11.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£294,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £422,500 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 45 sales
  • Terraced £218,000 36 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £105,092 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LA9 district: a typical £256,000 from 445 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in LA9 5LF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LA9 5LF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near LA9 5LF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around LA9 5LF. Over half of them (75%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (62%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LA9 5LF

Band D in Westmorland and Furness for 2026‑27: £2,508. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,672 (band A) to £3,065 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,951.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 140 (15%)£1,672
Band Babout 710 (75%)£1,951
Band Cabout 80 (8%)£2,229
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,508
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,065
Band Ffewer than 5£3,623
Band Gfewer than 5£4,180
Band Hfewer than 5£5,016

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 62% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Westmorland and Furness before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LA9 5LF is in (ONS area E01019364), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LA9 5LF?

The nearest open schools to LA9 5LF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LA9 5LF, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to LA9 5LF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LA9 5LF is Kendal Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Kendal Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Anchorite Fields, 107 m away.

More stations near LA9 5LF, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near LA9 5LF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LA9 5LF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LA9 5LF?

18 within 1 km 26 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LA9 5LF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • South Lakeland District Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 150 mWalk
  • South Lakeland District Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 150 mWalk
  • South Lakeland District Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 150 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LA9 5LF?

The nearest to the centre of LA9 5LF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LA9 5LF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LA9 5LF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LA9 5LF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LA9 5LF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LA9 5LF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LA9 5LF?

The nearest vets to the centre of LA9 5LF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LA9 5LF in a conservation area?

The centre of LA9 5LF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LA9 5LF?

Police.uk records 132 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LA9 5LF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences55 reports
Public order15 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Drugs9 reports

Also: vehicle crime 5, other theft 5, burglary 4, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for LA9 5LF

Ward
Kendal Highgate
Parish
Kendal
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Kendal
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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LA9 5LA30 mLA9 5LE30 mLA9 5LT40 mLA9 5LD50 mLA9 5LB70 mLA9 5RE70 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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