The UK Postcode Database

LA8 9AQ

a postcode in Westmorland and Furness

Introduced in January 1980
LA8 9AQ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with LA8 9AQ

Shap Road - 40 properties, USRN 35916358

Garth Row Lane - 2 properties, USRN 35901722

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 35903464

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.3614 / 54°21'40"N

Longitude: -2.7428 / 2°44'34"W

UTM Reference: 30U 516713 6023760

OS Easting: 351829

OS Northing: 496459

OS Grid: SD518964

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9L80.ZB

Mapcode Global: WH82P.VM2V

Open Location Code: 9C6V9764+GV

Maidenhead Locator System: IO84pi06

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 15203 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LA8 9AQ on Sunday 14 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:46
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:40
Sunrise 04:35
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:11
Sunset 21:46
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:42
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:36
Hours of daylight today04:05 to 22:16
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:16 to 04:05
Moon Phase New Moon
Moon Rises 02:11
Moon sets 21:07

For a full sun and moon calendar for LA8 9AQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LA8 9AQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
5 August 2022 2 Oakbank Cottages, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £290,000
30 November 2021 7 Oakbank Cottages, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
24 September 2021 4 Oakbank Cottages, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
17 September 2021 Coppice Howe, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ Detached Freehold £860,000
27 September 2019 Holme House Farm, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ Other property type Freehold £620,000
28 August 2018 3, Oakbank House, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £245,000
30 September 2014 1 Oakbank Cottages, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £347,500
19 August 2005 5 Oakbank Cottages, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
6 November 1998 7 Oakbank Cottages, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £46,000
1 April 1996 4 Oakbank Cottages, Skelsmergh, Kendal LA8 9AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £37,500

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LA8 9AQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Westmorland and Lonsdale

MP

Tim Farron Liberal Democrat

Westmorland and Furness Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Upper Kent

Councillor

Ali Jama Independent

LA8 9AQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LA8 9AQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00098080 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01019394 South Lakeland 005D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004019 South Lakeland 005 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012619 Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2015 DLUHC
E05014247 Upper Kent Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 5 May 2022 DLUHC
E06000064 Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2023 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001580 Westmorland and Lonsdale Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000002 Cumbria Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000223 Kendal Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33008035 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000007 Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000228 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01K Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000048 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000018 Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliances Health 14 February 2017 NHS England
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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