Renting in Kendal

Average Rent in Kendal

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The average rent in Kendal is £850/mo, with 256 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Kendal rental appears.

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Renting in Kendal

What it costs to rent in Kendal

Kendal currently has 256 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 14 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 43% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is LA8 at around £500/mo, while LA9 6FU sits nearer £1,850/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Kendal rental market at a glance

256

Active rentals in Kendal

£850/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Kendal

Median monthly rent, based on 256 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£750/mo	85
2 bed	£900/mo	89
3 bed	£1,150/mo	43
4+ bed	£1,588/mo	8
Room	£550/mo	28

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Kendal

Most Kendal homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 117,060 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.95

≈ Band B–C

Stock

117k

117,060 properties

A
25%29,220
B
21%24,360
C
20%23,120
D
15%17,650
E
11%12,600
F
5%6,380
G
3%3,410
H
0%330

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Kendal

79% of Kendal premises can already get full-fibre and 79% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

79%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

79%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

96%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

425 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
79%
Gigabit-capable
79%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
96%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Westmorland and Furness), July 2025, covering 115,774 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Kendal homes

34% of Kendal homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

34%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

66%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

95k

94,678 EPCs

A
1%629
B
9%8,053
C
25%23,266
D
39%36,562
E
18%16,915
F
7%6,876
G
3%2,377

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Westmorland and Furness. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Kendal

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Kendal centroid. The five closest:

1
Stramongate Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · LA9 4BT
0.14 mi
2
Kendal Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · LA9 4PH
0.26 mi
3
Ghyllside Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · LA9 4JB
0.52 mi
4
St Thomas's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · LA9 5PP
0.53 mi
5
Sandgate School
Not applicable · Community special school · LA9 6JG
0.61 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Kendal centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Kendal

Flats & apartments

107

48% of listings

Houses

36% of listings

Rooms

13% of listings

Bungalows

3% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Kendal — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 63% of the 86 houses currently advertised in Kendal.

Terraced
63%54
Semi-detached
14%12
Other house
12%10
Bungalow
7%6
Detached
5%4

Rent by postcode

Where Kendal rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 170 live listings in 7 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Kendal

1LA9 6FU£1,850/mo6 rentals
2LA9£850/mo97 rentals
3LA9 4UA£825/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Kendal

1LA8£500/mo7 rentals
2LA9 5LS£625/mo6 rentals
3LA9 4LL£725/mo3 rentals

Features · Kendal

Garden, parking, and floor area in Kendal

Live signal across 256 Kendal rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Parking

90%

of 69 Kendal listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Kendal

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Kendal has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 10 of 10 postcode districts analysed, the median was 7 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Kendal is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

7 crimes per area (median)
10 of 10 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Kendal ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Kendal

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Burneside has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Kendal.

Natland
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (17) · pop. ~1,000
35
per 1k
Burneside
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (8) · pop. ~2,000
15
per 1k
Oxenholme
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (31) · pop. ~1,500
38
per 1k
Sandes Avenue
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (89) · pop. ~2,000
99
per 1k
Stramongate
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (94) · pop. ~1,500
129
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Kendal listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Kendal.

OnTheMarket

Rightmove

OpenRent

SpareRoom

PrimeLocation

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Frequently asked

Renting in Kendal — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Kendal?

The median rent in Kendal is £850/month based on 256 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Kendal?

There are currently 256 rental properties available in Kendal, with 14 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Kendal safe for renters?

Kendal has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 7 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Kendal?

The most commonly reported crime category in Kendal is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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