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Housing in LA9 4DW

What the homes in LA9 4DW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kendal Town & Greenside
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,125 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (28.3%). Flats make up 45.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

LA9 4DWEngland
Detached13.5%22.9%
Semi-detached14.7%31.5%
Terraced25.9%23%
Purpose-built flat28.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building11.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.8% of households in the LA9 4DW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 36.4% own outright and 18.3% with a mortgage.

LA9 4DW
55%
26%
18%
England
  • Owned54.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented26.2%20.5%
  • Social rented18.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA9 4DWEngland
Owned outright36.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council9.5%8.3%
From a housing association8.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA9 4DWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27%). 16.5% of households include dependent children.

LA9 4DWEngland
Living alone, under 6627%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.3%12.8%
Couple, no children19.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 LA9 4DW (Kendal Town & Greenside) (about 2,125 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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