Kendal North & Burneside

Westmorland and Furness · North West · population 8,875 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

69Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,137 of 6,856 in England
  • #238 of 932 in North West
  • #11 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,878
Median age (est.)46
Density196per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above35%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 14%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary12%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Kendal North & Burneside is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,137 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (69) and lowest on Living environment (32). Typical homes here, about £257,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 44% in five years (from 154 sales), 10% above the wider Westmorland and Furness median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,142 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 80 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 66 · #2,342
Employment 64 · #2,438
Education 63 · #2,528
Health 69 · #2,144
Crime 68 · #2,212
Housing & access 61 · #2,665
Living environment 32 · #4,694

House prices ?

£257,500median (12m) · -2.8% yr · n=154
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£257,500154-2.8%+44.1%
Detached£438,00019-10.4%+21.7%
Semi-detached£268,00051-5.0%+48.9%
Terraced£240,00049+23.0%+48.1%
Flat£187,50035-20.4%+33.9%
This area£257,500
Westmorland and Furness£235,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,142±£4,967 · #4,984 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,874
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

91Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

80 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 710 offences
Westmorland and Furness68
North West82
England83

Rank #4,081 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences326
Theft126
Burglary18
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons85
Drugs41
Robbery4
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 39 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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