Housing in LA9 7SR
What the homes in LA9 7SR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kendal East & Whinfell
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,698 (2024)
LA9 7SRKendal
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.4%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
76.3% of households in the LA9 7SR area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 48.5% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented10.1%20.5%
- Social rented13.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21%). 20.2% 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 7SR (Kendal East & Whinfell) (about 1,698 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.