The UK Postcode Database

LA8 9BU

a postcode in Westmorland and Furness

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

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LA8 9BU

Unnamed road - 50 properties, USRN 35916255

Unnamed road - 3 properties, USRN 35903486

Longtail Brow - 2 properties, USRN 35901709

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 35904028

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 35905229

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 35903505

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.3683 / 54°22'5"N

Longitude: -2.6497 / 2°38'58"W

UTM Reference: 30U 522758 6024558

OS Easting: 357886

OS Northing: 497171

OS Grid: SD578971

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9KYX.4V

Mapcode Global: WH93W.8GHJ

Open Location Code: 9C6V9992+84

Maidenhead Locator System: IO84qi28

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

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 9BU on Thursday 11 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:52
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:41
Sunrise 04:36
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 21:44
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:39
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:28
Hours of daylight today04:06 to 22:14
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:14 to 04:05
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 01:03
Moon sets 16:36

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

Residential Property Sales in LA8 9BU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
7 December 2023 Grayrigg House, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £670,000
24 June 2021 Anvil Cottage, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £425,000
4 December 2020 1 Chapel Houses, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £273,000
27 November 2019 Varrabrant, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £290,000
18 April 2019 Fields End, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £370,000
16 November 2018 Graygables, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £450,000
9 October 2018 The Old Vicarage, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £365,000
29 June 2018 The New Vicarage, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £335,000
19 September 2017 Grayrigg House, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £445,000
15 December 2015 Green Acres, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £320,000
5 December 2014 Lambrigg View, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
21 February 2014 South View, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £310,000
2 May 2013 2 Chapel Houses, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £167,500
12 July 2011 Anvil Cottage, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £299,995
2 September 2010 1, Stepping Stones, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £212,000
4 December 2006 2 Stepping Stones, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £232,500
18 August 2006 Fields End, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £314,000
17 January 2003 Lambrigg View, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
23 October 2002 Maranatha, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £147,000
14 November 2001 2 Stepping Stones, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £93,000
7 September 2001 The Old Vicarage, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £189,000
18 August 2000 The Old Vicarage, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £58,000
3 July 2000 1 Chapel Houses, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £87,000
3 December 1998 Croft View, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £60,000
30 January 1998 Smithy House, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,500
12 December 1997 Grayrigg House, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £123,500
16 April 1997 Maranatha, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £88,000
11 February 1997 South View, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £95,000
15 November 1996 Rose Bower, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £45,000
10 April 1996 2 Stepping Stones, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
20 December 1995 Grayrigg House, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Detached Freehold £65,000
30 November 1995 1, Punch Bowl Barn, Grayrigg, Kendal LA8 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £82,500

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 9BU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Westmorland and Lonsdale

MP

Tim Farron Liberal Democrat

Westmorland and Furness Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale

Councillors

Hazel Hodgson Liberal Democrats

Ian Mitchell Liberal Democrats

LA8 9BU also falls within the Civil Parish of Grayrigg, 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 9BU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00098074 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
E04002608 Grayrigg Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05014245 Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale 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
E33008039 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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