Moss Lea Summerlands, Westmorland and Furness
8 addresses across 1 postcode (LA8), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 35902778.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £260,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Westmorland and Furness costs £2,508 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oxenholme Lake District, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 97 to 99 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The James Cochrane Pract., about 5.1 km (3.2 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £233,000 | £233,000 | £233,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £90,500 | £90,500 | £90,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £59,500 | £59,500 | £59,500 |
| 1996 | 2 | £56,000 | £54,000 | £58,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2019 | 8 LA8 0JB | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2007 | FELL VIEW, 1 LA8 0JB | Detached | £233,000 | |
| 13 Oct 2006 | 5 LA8 0JB | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2001 | 3 LA8 0JB | Detached | £90,500 | |
| 17 Nov 1997 | 2 LA8 0JB | Detached | £59,500 | |
| 16 Dec 1996 | FELL VIEW, 1 LA8 0JB | Detached | £58,000 | |
| 6 Dec 1996 | 4 LA8 0JB | Detached | £54,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 street: most are in band C (23% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 2 September 2026 to 3 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's 8 addresses are between 97 m and 99 m above sea level (98 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA8 0JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oxenholme Lake District 675,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Kendal 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Burneside (Cumbria) 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Summerlands | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Blackhall Road Kendal | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 81.9 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The James Cochrane Pract. | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Asda Pharmacy | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Westmorland General Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Kendal Police Station | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 970 m² | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Low Gatebeck gunpowder works, 540m south west of Gatebeck Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Low Gatebeck gunpowder works, 540m south west of Gatebeck Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Packhorse bridge at the Post Office | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crow Hill | Hill | 550 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Birkrigg Park Wood | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Eskrigg Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Charley Island | Island | 4 km (2.5 miles) west |
| Holme Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the street's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Westmorland and Furness: see them on the Westmorland and Furness page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's CofE School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Crosscrake CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cumbria).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- LA8 0JB: 8 addresses
Nearby streets
Moorside Road · Meadowside Close · Greenways Drive · Gatebeck Lane · Sepulchre Lane · Low Park Lane
All the streets in LA8 and across Westmorland and Furness.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.