Overdale Close Kendal, Westmorland and Furness
15 addresses across 1 postcode (LA9), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 35901983.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 10, D: 3).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 Kendal, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Kendal Green, is about 550 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 56 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Station House Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 51% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 109 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); House, end-terrace (3); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1991-1995 (5); 1996-2002 (4); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (11).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 street: most are in band C (47% of about 990 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Kendal Magistrates' Court: up to 64 homes, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 11 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 street's addresses are about 56 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA9 5QF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kendal 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Burneside (Cumbria) 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Oxenholme Lake District 675,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Overdale Close Hallgarth | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (K) Kendal | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sainsburys Kendal Smart Charge | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 88.1 km (55 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 89 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Station House Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kendal Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Westmorland General Hospital | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Kendal Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Byrom Furnishings T/a Sky & Nigel Byrom | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kendal Green 3.3 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 50 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stramongate Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stramongate Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Miller Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Greenside lime kiln 480m west of Castle Howe | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Prickley Fell | Hill | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Pepperhag Wood | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Heights | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Coffin Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Emanuel's Ghyll | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 15 |
2 of the street's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Thomas's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Kendal Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Queen Katherine School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Stramongate Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Oswald's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ghyllside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Takeaway LA9 5NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Hallgarth Post Office LA9 5NU | Retailers - other | 270 m | 4 Good | 19 May 2025 |
| St Thomas School LA9 5PP | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Carus Green Golf Club LA9 6EB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2024 |
| Cambian Whinfell School Ltd LA9 5EU | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2013 |
| Oaklea Trust LA9 5NN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 58 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Newbiggin (24); On or near Overdale Close (23); On or near Moss Ghyll (16); On or near High Mead (11); On or near Peat Bank (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- LA9 5QF: 15 addresses
Nearby streets
Moss Ghyll · Acre Moss Lane · Newbiggin · Bishopdale Close · Aysgarth Close · Low Mead · Peat Bank · Blackthorn Close · Low Garth · White Moss Court · Gorse Close · High Mead
All the streets in LA9 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.