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LA8 postcode area · Westmorland and Furness

The LA8 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Westmorland and Furness. Area Scores range from 43 to 86 across them. Every full LA8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The LA8 district contains both ends of the scale: Burton-in-Kendal, Levens & Natland at 86 out of 100 (#937 of 6,856 in England) against Kendal Town & Greenside at 44, a 42-point gap between neighbouring areas. 5 of the 7 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £210,000 in Kendal Town & Greenside to £350,000 in Windermere South & Staveley.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,873a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime63per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LA8 district

£345,000median home sold over the past year · +9.5% over 5 years · -9.0% over the year · 99 sales
Detached£537,500
Semi-detached£349,277
Terraced£287,500
Flat£280,000
Westmorland and Furness£235,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Burton-in-Kendal, Levens & NatlandWestmorland and Furness 93786 £328,750
Kendal East & WhinfellWestmorland and Furness 1,05485 £292,500
Sedbergh & Kirkby LonsdaleWestmorland and Furness 1,65076 £315,000
Windermere South & StaveleyWestmorland and Furness 1,91172 £350,000
Kendal North & BurnesideWestmorland and Furness 2,13769 £257,500
Hawkshead & Cartmel FellWestmorland and Furness 3,26852 £347,500
Kendal Town & GreensideWestmorland and Furness 3,85144 £210,000

People living in LA8 Census 2021

Residents51,907
Median age (est.)49
Density53per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 11%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades16%
Managers & directors15%
Elementary11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Process & plant5%

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 54% · No religion 39% · 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.

Towns & places in LA8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LA8 district.

Kendal Windermere

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LA8.

LA9 LA23 LA7 LA6 LA21 LA22 LA11 LA5

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.