LA8 9HJ maps, stats, and open data

LA8 9HJ lies on Kent Close in Bowston, Kendal. LA8 9HJ is located in the Upper Kent electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness and the English Parliamentary constituency of Westmorland and Lonsdale. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01K and the police force is Cumbria. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

LA8 9HJ maps

LA8 9HJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

LA8 9HJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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LA8 9HJ geodata

Easting	349746
Northing	496706
Latitude	54.363392
Longitude	-2.774900

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LA8 9HJ?

Street	Kent Close
Locality	Bowston
Town/City	Kendal
Country	England
Postcode District	LA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LA8 9HJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LA8 9HJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Upper Kent
Constituency	Westmorland And Lonsdale

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LA8 9HJ

January 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Kent Close	13m
September 2021	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Kent Close	13m
➜ Kent Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LA8 9HJ

Kent Close (Winter Lane)	Bowston	39m
Cowah Head Road End (Winter Lane)	Bowston	407m
Holme Houses (Unnamed Road)	Burneside	922m
Holme Houses (Unnamed Road)	Burneside	924m
Ratherheath Road End (A591)	Plantation Bridge	1,087m

Nearest railway stations to LA8 9HJ

Burneside (Cumbria) Station	1.1km
Staveley Station	3.2km
Kendal Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LA8 9HJ

Broadband access in LA8 9HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LA8 9HJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	27.8Mbps
Average download speed	31.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.12Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.8Mbps
Average upload speed	6.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in LA8 9HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LA8 9HJ

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Source: Ofcom
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LA8 9HJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LA8 9HJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	99,837
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,480
Median (kWh/meter)	12,590

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	22,458
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,208
Median (kWh/meter)	1,823

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LA8 9HJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LA8 9HJ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

41.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than LA8 9HJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LA8 9HJ (meters)

James Cropper plc

Burneside Mill

1,187m

The Jolly Fryer

Jolly Fryer

1,267m

Burneside Community Fridge

Saint Oswald's Church

1,279m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to LA8 9HJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Plantation Bridge	10:00	09:00	1,566m
Hill Fold	16:00	08:15	2,228m
Hallgarth Post Office	16:45	12:00	2,889m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LA8 9HJ

Facility	Distance
Burneside Tennis Club Sharps Lane, Burneside, Kendal Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	895m
Hollins Lane Playing Fields Hollins Lane, Burneside, Kendal Grass Pitches	1.4km
St Oswalds Ce Primary School Burneside, Kendal Grass Pitches	1.4km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LA8 9HJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Oswald's CofE Primary School Howgill Close, Burneside, Kendal, LA9 6QR	Primary	1.4km
Cairn Education CIC The Tavern, 63 Main Street, Staveley, Cumbria, LA8 9LN	Not applicable	3km
St Thomas's CofE Primary School Kendal Green, Kendal, LA9 5PP	Primary	3.2km

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Environment

Risk of LA8 9HJ flooding from rivers and sea	Medium
➜ LA8 9HJ flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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LA8 9HJ ITL and LA8 9HJ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for LA8 9HJ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD1	Cumbria
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD12	East Cumbria
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000031	South Lakeland

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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LA8 9HJ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for LA8 9HJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00097773
LSOA	E01019346	South Lakeland 003A
MSOA	E02004017	South Lakeland 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LA8 9HJ

LA8 9HF	Winstanley Place	61m
LA8 9HG		81m
LA8 9HE	Old Bowston	108m
LA8 9HA	Meadow Close	149m
LA8 9HD	Kent Bank	186m
LA9 6RB		576m
LA8 9HQ	Mill Cottages	707m
LA8 9HN		752m
LA8 9HX		797m
LA8 9HL		803m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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