Kendal ranked fifth-best UK place to live overall
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 17:55 · Archive
Kendal has been ranked the fifth-best place to live in the UK and the best in the North West by LocaleIQ, using postcode-level data to produce a composite score of 64.1. The town placed behind Guildford, Cambridge, Bath and Winchester but ahead of Bournemouth, Shrewsbury, Chelmsford, Maidstone and Chester.
The ranking considers crime pressure, school performance, affordability, green space, health and wellbeing, employment, and local change. Safety is weighted at 25 per cent, with schools, affordability and environment each accounting for 20 per cent. Local change signals, including planning applications, HMO density and development activity, make up the remaining 15 per cent.
Kendal scored 63.3 for safety, 53.7 for schools, 59 for employment, 51.1 for property and 66.7 for wellbeing. The town ranked third nationally for affordability with a median house price of £277,000, behind Newcastle upon Tyne and Manchester. It also ranked fifth for young professionals, with an employment score of 59 and a wellbeing score of 66.7.
Differences exist between Kendal's postcode sectors. Levens and Crooklands was the highest-ranked area with a score of 71.7 and a median sold price of £350,000, followed by Kendal South with 69.6 and £325,000.
How it is being reported
- Cumbrian town ranked fifth-best place to live in the UKKendal named the UK’s fifth-best place to live and the North West’s best by LocaleIQ, ranking third for affordability with a median price of £277,000.News & Star · 8 Oct, 17:33
- Cumbrian town ranked fifth-best place to live in the UK and best in the North WestKendal named the UK’s fifth-best place to live and the North West’s best by LocaleIQ, ranking third for affordability with a median price of £277,000.Westmorland Gazette · 8 Oct, 11:22
In this story: Kendal · LocaleIQ · Cumbria · North West · Newcastle upon Tyne · Manchester
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