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On Wray Crescent, in Kendal East & Whinfell
What it's like at LA9 7NX: every home that has sold on Wray Crescent since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Wray Crescent; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 21 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Nov 2020 | £210,000 | 56 m² | £3,750/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Jul 2009 | £180,000 | 74 m² | £2,432/m² | 2 |
| 5, Wray CrescentDetached | Mar 2015 | £205,000 | 57 m² | £3,596/m² | 1 |
| 6, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Jan 2017 | £195,000 | 55 m² | £3,545/m² | 2 |
| 7, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | May 2025 | £255,000 | 55 m² | £4,636/m² | 1 |
| 9, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Oct 2002 | £96,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Wray CrescentDetached | Sept 2018 | £187,500 | 56 m² | £3,348/m² | 2 |
| 11, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Jun 2016 | £198,000 | 71 m² | £2,789/m² | 4 |
| 12, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £287,500 | 146 m² | £1,969/m² | 2 |
| 14, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Jan 2024 | £250,000 | 53 m² | £4,717/m² | 2 |
| 15, Wray CrescentDetached | Oct 2020 | £295,000 | 84 m² | £3,512/m² | 1 |
| 16, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Jan 2017 | £178,000 | 112 m² | £1,589/m² | 1 |
| 18, Wray CrescentDetached | Feb 1999 | £100,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £187,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 21, Wray CrescentDetached | Jan 2020 | £280,000 | 74 m² | £3,784/m² | 2 |
| 22, Wray CrescentDetached | Mar 2018 | £230,000 | 81 m² | £2,840/m² | 2 |
| 23, Wray CrescentDetached | Sept 2005 | £187,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Apr 2024 | £267,500 | 55 m² | £4,864/m² | 2 |
| 25, Wray CrescentSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £267,950 | 55 m² | £4,872/m² | 4 |
| 28, Wray CrescentDetached | Apr 2001 | £79,500 | 54 m² | £1,472/m² | 1 |
| 29, Wray CrescentDetached | May 2016 | £216,000 | 71 m² | £3,042/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Oxenholme Lake District, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 675k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Wray Close, 100 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes 42, 42A); 6 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Heron Hill Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 69% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kirkbie Kendal School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 50.1 · 12.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 600 m away, with Spar Shop closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The James Cochrane Pract. (550 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Trims 'n Things is 1.0 km 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Kendal Leisure Centre is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Heron the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 124 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 22% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Kirkbie Kendal School Football Field, 500 m away; for exercise, Kendal Leisure Centre (500 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 2.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 84 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 113 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 53% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
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.
23 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.
Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency: Tim Farron MP (Liberal Democrat), since May 2005. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 21,472 (43.3%), turnout 69%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 63%, Conservative 19%, Reform UK 10%, Labour 5%.
8 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near LA9 7NX →
On this street: 1 of 18 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 70.2% | 74.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 20.0% | 12.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.7% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Wray Crescent in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Morecambe South · about 46 min
Nearest: Windermere, Millerground Landing · about 37 min
Nearest: Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway · about 39 min
Nearest: Lakeland Wildlife Oasis · about 32 min
Nearest: Cartmel Racecourse · about 40 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.