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Housing in LA9 6FR

What the homes in LA9 6FR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kendal North & Burneside
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,641 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.9%). Flats make up 16.7%, below the 22.2% across England.

LA9 6FREngland
Detached6.5%22.9%
Semi-detached47.9%31.5%
Terraced28.7%23%
Purpose-built flat14.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.4% of households in the LA9 6FR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 29.4% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.

LA9 6FR
58%
12%
29%
England
  • Owned58.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented12.5%20.5%
  • Social rented28.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA9 6FREngland
Owned outright29.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council12.7%8.3%
From a housing association16%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA9 6FREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.8%). 29.7% of households include dependent children.

LA9 6FREngland
Living alone, under 6616.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 6FR (Kendal North & Burneside) (about 2,641 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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