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Housing in LA8 9AE

What the homes in LA8 9AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kendal North & Burneside
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,915 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (34.1%). Flats make up 13.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LA8 9AEEngland
Detached34.1%22.9%
Semi-detached26.9%31.5%
Terraced24.6%23%
Purpose-built flat10.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.6% of households in the LA8 9AE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.3% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

LA8 9AE
68%
15%
16%
England
  • Owned67.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented15.4%20.5%
  • Social rented16.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA8 9AEEngland
Owned outright46.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council4.7%8.3%
From a housing association11.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA8 9AEEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.1%). 18.8% of households include dependent children.

LA8 9AEEngland
Living alone, under 6614.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children19.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Westmorland and Furness

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Westmorland and Furness (August 2026, +6.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Westmorland and FurnessEngland
All homes£816£1,459
One bedroom£604£1,195
Two bedrooms£772£1,335
Three bedrooms£942£1,489
Four or more£1,321£2,161
Detached£1,132£1,640
Semi-detached£914£1,449
Terraced£815£1,435
Flat or maisonette£693£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA8 9AE (Kendal North & Burneside) (about 1,915 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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