LA9 6PS Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Upper Kent. Region: North West.
Streets
- Junction Cottages, Burneside: 7 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 B (22% of about 950 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 52 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 | Burneside (Cumbria) 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m |
| Kendal 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Staveley (Cumbria) 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Sprint Holme Burneside | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (K) Kendal | 2.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal | 10.8 km |
| EV charging points | Smart Charge Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 88.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 89.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Station House Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Kendal Pharmacy | 2.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Westmorland General Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Kendal Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Byrom Furnishings T/a Sky & Nigel Byrom | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Kendal Green 3.3 ha | 1.7 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,630 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,770 m² | 170 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burneside Hall, pele tower and gatehouse, a scheduled monument, 680 m north. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burneside Hall, pele tower and gatehouse | Scheduled monument | 680 m north |
| Burneside Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pepperhag Wood | Wood | 590 m south-east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 840 m north |
| Monument Hill | Hill | 1.1 km west |
| Prickley Fell | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Birkett Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Emanuel's Ghyll | Valley | 3.0 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 7 |
4 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Junction Cottages.