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Thinking of living at LA9 6AG? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Park School | Primary | 450 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Stramongate Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Heron Hill Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Ghyllside Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| The Queen Katherine School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 48.8 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kirkbie Kendal School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 50.1 · 12.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| South Lakes Academy | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Cambian Whinfell School | Independent | 2.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Appletree School | Independent | 4.1 km | – |
Every primary near LA9 6AG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Netherfield Crown Green Bowls Club | 790 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Sandgate Hydrotherapy/Learner Pool | 360 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Kendal Cricket Club | 800 m | 3 |
| Tennis | Performance Padel (Kendal) | 860 m | 3 |
| Golf | Kendal Golf Club | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Skiing | Kendal Snowsports Club | 440 m | 1 |
| Pilates | Calm & Control | 710 m | 1 |
| Padel | Performance Padel | 830 m | 1 |
| Crossfit | Fell Crossfit | 870 m | 1 |
| Football | Parkside Road | 970 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Kendal Skate Park | 1000 m | 1 |
| Fishing | Carlsons Fishing Tackle | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | Kendal Squash Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Todds of Kendal | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Kendal Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Kendal Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Kendal, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 180k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Windermere.
The nearest bus stop is Sandylands Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 42A); 8 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Castle Park School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Queen Katherine School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 48.8 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Great Britain, 800 m away, with Sandylands Post Office closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Station House Surgery (650 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Style is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Lancaster Infirmary, 35 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 22 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Kendal Snowsports Club is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Castle Inn (Kendal) the nearest pub (550 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 89 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 83 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 139 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Castle Hill, 400 m away; for exercise, Calm & Control (700 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow, 12 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 88 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 114 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
25 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.