LA8 9LD Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Upper Kent. Region: North West.
Streets
- A6, Derbyshire Dales: 14 addresses
- Unnamed street near A6, Selside: 1 address
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 E (30% of about 1,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 15 addresses are between 200 m and 213 m above sea level (207 m on average).
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 | Burneside (Cumbria) 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km |
| Staveley (Cumbria) 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Kendal 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (K) Kendal | 7.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal Bowness on Windermere | 13.5 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 5.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 84.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 90.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Station House Surgery | 7.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Staveley Pharmacy | 6.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Sandes Avenue Dental Practice | 7.2 km |
| Hospital | Westmorland General Hospital | 9.8 km |
| Police station | Kendal Police Station | 7.1 km |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Selside Hall and Attached Outbuilding, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km south. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Selside Hall and Attached Outbuilding | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Settlement below Lamb Pasture | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnybank Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Whiteside Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Baldock Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Murthwaite Knott | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Middle Taggleshaw | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Bannisdale | Valley | 3.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 A6.