Housing in LA9 5EY
What the homes in LA9 5EY 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
- 2,269 (2024)
LA9 5EYKendal
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.5%). Flats make up 10%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.4% of households in the LA9 5EY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 31.1% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented11.2%20.5%
- Social rented29%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23%). 31.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA9 5EY (Kendal Town & Greenside) (about 2,269 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.