LA9 5BJ maps, stats, and open data

LA9 5BJ lies on Birchwood Close in Kendal. LA9 5BJ is located in the Kendal Highgate 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 July 1983.

LA9 5BJ maps

LA9 5BJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

LA9 5BJ 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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LA9 5BJ geodata

Easting	350880
Northing	491786
Latitude	54.319281
Longitude	-2.756635

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LA9 5BJ?

Street	Birchwood Close
Town/City	Kendal
Country	England
Postcode District	LA9
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LA9 5BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LA9 5BJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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	Kendal Highgate
Constituency	Westmorland And Lonsdale

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LA9 5BJ

10, BIRCHWOOD CLOSE, KENDAL, LA9 5BJ 2021 20 SEP £295,000
21, BIRCHWOOD CLOSE, KENDAL, LA9 5BJ 2013 10 MAY £205,000
20, BIRCHWOOD CLOSE, KENDAL, LA9 5BJ 2010 15 OCT £220,000
8, BIRCHWOOD CLOSE, KENDAL, LA9 5BJ 2005 11 MAR £220,000
10, BIRCHWOOD CLOSE, KENDAL, LA9 5BJ 2000 27 NOV £91,000
1, BIRCHWOOD CLOSE, KENDAL, LA9 5BJ 1999 1 DEC £85,000
8, BIRCHWOOD CLOSE, KENDAL, LA9 5BJ 1998 24 APR £63,500
11, BIRCHWOOD CLOSE, KENDAL, LA9 5BJ 1996 28 JUN £67,500

➜ Kendal house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LA9 5BJ

July 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barn Holme	310m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barn Holme	310m
May 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barn Holme	310m
➜ Birchwood Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LA9 5BJ

Underwood	Vicarage Park	223m
Long Close (Echo Barn Hill)	Kirkbarrow	244m
Vicarage Drive	Vicarage Park	287m
Echo Barn Hill	Kirkbarrow	348m
Ghyllside Primary School (Greengate Lane)	Kirkbarrow	362m

Nearest railway stations to LA9 5BJ

Kendal Station	1.8km
Oxenholme Lake District Station	2.8km
Burneside (Cumbria) Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LA9 5BJ

Broadband access in LA9 5BJ (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 LA9 5BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	20.0Mbps
Average download speed	20.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	38.08Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	3.9Mbps
Average upload speed	3.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.46Mbps

Broadband limitations in LA9 5BJ (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 LA9 5BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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LA9 5BJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LA9 5BJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	253,836
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,763
Median (kWh/meter)	10,363

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	53,431
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,672
Median (kWh/meter)	2,233

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LA9 5BJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LA9 5BJ.
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

8.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than LA9 5BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LA9 5BJ (meters)

Vicarage Park CofE Primary School

Vicarage Park School

372m

Greengate Stores

37 Greengate Lane

395m

Trav's Chippy

6 Anchorite Fields

538m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to LA9 5BJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Underwood	16:45	12:30	179m
144 Vicarage Drive	16:45	12:30	205m
Greengate Stores	17:00	12:15	394m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LA9 5BJ

Facility	Distance
Ghyllside Primary School Gillinggate, Kendal Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	414m
Dean Gibson Playing Field Thornleigh Road, Kendal Grass Pitches	615m
Kendal Squash Club Highgate, Kendal Squash Courts	741m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LA9 5BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School Vicarage Drive, Kendal, LA9 5BP	Primary	374m
Ghyllside Primary School Gillinggate, Kendal, LA9 4JB	Primary	414m
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal Hawesmead Avenue, Kendal, LA9 5HB	Primary	492m

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LA9 5BJ ITL and LA9 5BJ 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 LA9 5BJ:

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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LA9 5BJ 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 LA9 5BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00097865
LSOA	E01019361	South Lakeland 006A
MSOA	E02004020	South Lakeland 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LA9 5BJ

LA9 5BE	Stainbank Road	47m
LA9 5BW	Heath Close	83m
LA9 5BS	Vicarage Drive	93m
LA9 5BG	Stainbank Road	97m
LA9 5BT	Hillswood Avenue	133m
LA9 5BL	Cedar Grove	150m
LA9 5EF	Alderwood	153m
LA9 5LY	Echo Bank	154m
LA9 5BX	Vicarage Drive	162m
LA9 5BQ	Aldercroft	178m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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