Kendal

16°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 17° / 12° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:35

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

220 reported · July 2026▲ 25% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences139
• Public order17
• Criminal damage & arson16
• Drugs10

15 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Kendal, Burneside and Endmoor · Cumbria

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

383 reported road collisions (2024)

131 killed or seriously injured · 480 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

266 food businesses within 2 miles

• 227 rated 4–5 ★ (203 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kendal (0.8 km)
• 36 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£230,066 average▲ 11.1% YoY

Across Westmorland and Furness · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£812 average monthly rent▲ 6.5% YoY

• 1 bed £601
• 2 bed £769
• 3 bed £937

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

5.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.9 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Asda (2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

13 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 290 kW
• Nearest: Booths Kendal Instavolt (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres7
• Gyms6
• Sports pitches31
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds22

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Tour de France Grand Départ Trophy draws the crowds at County Show
• South Lakeland Family Hub - August news
• New plan aims to turn council spending into bigger benefits for local communities
• Kendal bridge to close for five days for essential repairs
• Residents invited to have their say on local polling arrangements

Source: Westmorland and Furness Council

226,591 residents in Westmorland and Furness

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

£2,508 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (25% of 117,810)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

162 schools · 31,227 pupils

121 primary · 19 secondary · 22 other

Ofsted: 49 of 54 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

147inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Westmorland and Furness

227 CQC-registered services

• Care homes59
• GP practices39
• Dentists55
• Homecare agencies48
• Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Westmorland and Furness

• In a conservation area (Kendal)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 174 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

255 applications decided

92.9% granted · 237 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

Westmorland and Lonsdale

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 15
• Con 9
• LD 35
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools13
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens91
• Restaurants & cafés82

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

478 jobs advertised · £40,310 avg

e.g. Accounts Payable & Banking Manager, Night Support Worker - Children's Homes, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£812 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,301 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 23,188 certificates

12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

72% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 51% · Imports 15% · Gas 14% · Solar 14%

61 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 64.4 women · 62.8 men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Westmorland and Lonsdale:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership417 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office292 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership278 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s241 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks236 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Kendal Town Hall · 0.0 km

  The Town Hall is a municipal building in Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria. It is a Grade II listed building. It serves as the headquarters of Kendal Town Council and also forms part of the complex of buildings which serves a…

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  Barony of Kendal · 0.0 km

  The Barony of Kendal is a subdivision of the English historic county of Westmorland. It evolved from one of two ancient baronies that make up the county, the other being the Barony of Westmorland. In 1974, the entire…

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  Kendal · 0.2 km

  Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness area of Cumbria, England, just outside the Lake District. It lies within the River Kent's dale, from whi…

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  Westmorland and Furness · 0.2 km

  Westmorland and Furness is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It covers Westmorland, the Furness peninsula, and the areas around Penrith and Sedbergh. It is bordered by Cumberland t…

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  Church of Holy Trinity and St George, Kendal · 0.3 km

  The Church of Holy Trinity and St George is in New Road, Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is an active Roman Catholic parish church in the diocese of Lancaster. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as…

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  Quaker Tapestry · 0.4 km

  The Quaker Tapestry consists of 77 panels illustrating the history of Quakerism from the 17th century to the present day. The idea of Quaker Anne Wynn-Wilson, the tapestry found a long-term home at the Friends Meeting…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)