Latitude: 54.3275 / 54°19'38"N
Longitude: -2.7466 / 2°44'47"W
OS Eastings: 351541
OS Northings: 492689
OS Grid: SD515926
Mapcode National: GBR 9L8D.5H
Mapcode Global: WH82W.SH8B
Plus Code: 9C6V87G3+X9
Maidenhead Locator System: IO84ph08
What Three Birds: skua.firecrest.ouzel
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LA9 4BU is a primarily residential postcode in Kendal, Cumbria. It was first introduced in July 2008.
The most common council tax bands are C and B.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £102 to £400,000 with an average of £138,951.
Residential buildings were typically constructed from 2007 onwards.
88% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly privately rented, with some social housing
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
The average commercial rateable value is £10,500. The most common recorded business type is Offices.
Kendal is a town, which had a population of 28,586 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 19 people resident in LA9 4BU, of which 14 were male and 5 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
LA9 4BU is in the Kendal travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Cumbria Teaching Primary Care Trust.
LA9 4BU is approximately 56m (184ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in LA9 4BU
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing LA9 4BU
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for LA9 4BU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near LA9 4BU include Aldi, Asda, Booths, Iceland, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of LA9 4BU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
South Lakeland District Council
Ward
Kendal Town
Councillors
Peter Thornton (Liberal Democrat)
Giles Charles Archibald (Liberal Democrat)
Phil Dixon (Liberal Democrat)
County Council
Cumbria
Electoral Division
Kendal Strickland and Fell
County Councillor
Peter Thornton (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
MP
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for LA9 4BU.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near LA9 4BU.
Stramongate Primary School
Blackhall Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4BT
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School
Vicarage Drive, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5BP
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Needs improvement
St Thomas's CofE Primary School
Kendal Green, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5PP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School
Hawesmead Avenue, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5HB
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
The Queen Katherine School
Appleby Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6PJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Lakes School
Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1HW
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Queen Elizabeth School
Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, LA6 2HJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Headless Cross, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7SA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Carnforth High School
Kellet Road, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9LS
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Ulverston Victoria High School
Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0EB
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.