Renting in Kendal

Average Rent in Kendal: £895/mo

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Median asking rent across 309 live Kendal listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£895 /month

309 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Kendal by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£650/mo	7
1 bed	£750/mo	97
2 bed	£900/mo	111
3 bed	£1,200/mo	52
4+ bed	£1,600/mo	10
Room (house share)	£563/mo	32

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Kendal

What it costs to rent in Kendal

Kendal currently has 309 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £895 a month. 13 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 43% are houses and the rest are flats.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Kendal by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 309 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Kendal

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Kendal is £650 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 7 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Kendal

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Kendal is £750 a month, 16% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 97 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Kendal

£900/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Kendal is £900 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £895, based on 111 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Kendal

£1,200/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Kendal is £1,200 a month, 34% above the city-wide median of £895, based on 52 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Kendal

£1,600/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Kendal is £1,600 a month, 79% above the city-wide median of £895, based on 10 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Kendal

£563/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Kendal house share is £563 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 32 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Westmorland and Furness rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Westmorland and Furness, the ONS area that covers Kendal. Latest: £812/mo (Jul 26, +6.5% YoY).

Latest

£812

Jul 26

Annual

+6.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£623

Aug 21

Total change

+30%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Kendal

Flats & apartments

126

48% of listings

Houses

37% of listings

Rooms

12% of listings

Bungalows

3% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 50% of the 105 houses currently advertised in Kendal.

Terraced
50%53
Other house
26%27
Semi-detached
11%12
Bungalow
8%8
Detached
5%5

Rent by postcode

Where Kendal rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 147 live listings in 1 outcode. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Kendal

1LA9£925/mo137 rentals

Cheapest in Kendal

1LA9£925/mo137 rentals

Features · Kendal

Garden, parking, and floor area in Kendal

Live signal across 309 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 82 Kendal listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Kendal this week

13 homes came onto the Kendal rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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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.

Area safety

Safety in Kendal

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Kendal has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 10 of 10 postcode districts analysed, the median was 9 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Kendal is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

9 crimes per area (median)
10 of 10 postcode districts covered
Data: September 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 July 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 (23) · pop. ~1,000
49
per 1k
Burneside
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (8) · pop. ~2,000
11
per 1k
Oxenholme
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (42) · pop. ~1,500
51
per 1k
Sandes Avenue
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (139) · pop. ~2,000
113
per 1k
Stramongate
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (138) · pop. ~1,500
148
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.

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124

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Frequently asked

Renting in Kendal — your questions answered

How much is rent in Kendal?

The average (median) asking rent in Kendal is £895 a month — a 1-bed is £750 and a 2-bed £900, based on 309 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Kendal?

The median asking rent for a studio in Kendal is £650 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 7 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Kendal?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Kendal is £750 a month, 16% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 97 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Kendal?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Kendal is £900 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £895, based on 111 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Kendal?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Kendal is £1,200 a month, 34% above the city-wide median of £895, based on 52 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Kendal?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Kendal is £1,600 a month, 79% above the city-wide median of £895, based on 10 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Kendal?

The median asking rent for a room in a Kendal house share is £563 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 32 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Kendal?

There are currently 309 rental properties available in Kendal, with 13 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 9 reported crimes per postcode area (September 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 September 2026.

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