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Postcode district · Kendal

Transport in LA8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LA8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
17,487 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LA8 is

11 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of LA8. Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.8/ 10

Poor. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
11
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Station Entrance
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 02
    Kendal Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Brigsteer Road, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.9% of working residents in LA8 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 52.8% drive to work.

LA8England
Work from home33.9%31.5%
Drive52.8%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.4%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot6.1%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6.8% of households in LA8 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

LA8England
No car or van6.8%23.5%
136.9%41.3%
238.9%26.1%
3 or more17.5%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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