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Housing in LA9 5NA

What the homes in LA9 5NA 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
2,047 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43%). Flats make up 24.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

LA9 5NAEngland
Detached2.9%22.9%
Semi-detached43%31.5%
Terraced29.6%23%
Purpose-built flat20.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49% of households in the LA9 5NA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 24.7% own outright and 24.3% with a mortgage.

LA9 5NA
49%
19%
31%
England
  • Owned49%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented18.7%20.5%
  • Social rented31.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA9 5NAEngland
Owned outright24.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council19.6%8.3%
From a housing association11.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA9 5NAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24%). 26.7% of households include dependent children.

LA9 5NAEngland
Living alone, under 6624%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%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 5NA (Kendal Town & Greenside) (about 2,047 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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