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Affluence in LA9 5LQ

How LA9 5LQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Kendal Town & Greenside
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,047 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off LA9 5LQ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LA9 5LQ area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income3.0
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Living environment6.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£43,060
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
20%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

61.2% of adults in the LA9 5LQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 18.6% are retired and 4.4% are full-time students.

LA9 5LQEngland
Employee, full-time35.7%34.3%
Employee, part-time17.5%11.9%
Self-employed8.1%9.5%
Unemployed2.1%2.9%
Full-time student4.4%7.9%
Retired18.6%21.5%
Looking after home or family4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.7%4.1%
Other4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

20.5% of adults in the LA9 5LQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

LA9 5LQEngland
Higher managerial & professional6.7%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional13.8%19.9%
Intermediate7.6%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical9.5%5.3%
Semi-routine18.2%11.3%
Routine21.7%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.1%8.5%
Full-time students4.2%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

25% of adults in the LA9 5LQ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 23.3% have no qualifications.

LA9 5LQEngland
Degree level or above25%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.3%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.8%5.3%
Other qualifications1.5%2.8%
No qualifications23.3%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA9 5LQ (Kendal Town & Greenside) (about 2,047 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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