LA6 2BL Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale. Region: North West.
Streets
- Chancery Court, Kirkby Lonsdale: 4 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Westmorland and Furness in 2026-27: Band D £2,508 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,672 | £1,951 | £2,229 | £2,508 | £3,065 | £3,623 | £4,180 | £5,016 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (32% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 17.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 AND 15, MARKET SQUARE, grade II
- 11 AND 13, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 16 AND 16A, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 17 AND 19, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 18 Main Street, grade II
- 2, MARKET SQUARE, grade II
- 20 and 22 Main Street, grade II
- 21 AND 23, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 25, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 29 AND 31, MAIN STREET, grade II
- FORMER TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANK, grade II
- JINGLING END, grade II
- MARKET CROSS, grade II
- MILESTONE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH EAST OF TOWN END HOUSE, grade II
- No. 10, MAIN STREET, grade II
- NUMBER 9, GARDEN WALL AND GATEPIERS FRONTING ROAD IMMEDIATELY TO NORTH, grade II
- TOWN END HOUSE AND THE COURTS, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 63 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wennington 6,630 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km |
| Bentham 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Carnforth 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Market Place Kirkby Lonsdale | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest New Road Car Park - Kirkby Lonsdale GeniePoint | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 71.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lunesdale Surgery | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | Westmorland General Hospital | 14.6 km |
| Police station | Kendal Police Station | 17.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fairbank Plantation 11 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,290 m² | 160 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,000 m² | 940 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 290 m north-west. 136 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m north-west |
| Church Brow Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north |
| Devil's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 440 m south-east |
| Devils Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m south-east |
| Cockpit Hill, medieval motte castle | Scheduled monument | 450 m north |
| Sellet Bank prehistoric defended enclosure | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Island | Island | 330 m north-east |
| Biggins Wood | Wood | 540 m south |
| Sandybeds Hole | Lake or reservoir | 550 m north |
| Lily Wood | Wood | 690 m north |
| Thirnby Wood | Wood | 800 m south |
| Terret Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 45% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Chancery Court.