Mould Removal in Kendal

Damp & Mould in Kendal’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Kendal

Kendal in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for Westmorland and Furness, the local authority area that covers Kendal, not for the town alone. Rainfall is the nearest Met Office station's reading.

Sources: ONS Census 2021; Environment Agency flood risk, November 2026; Met Office climate averages.

Mould and damp help near Kendal

If you cannot find the right firm in Kendal, these are the closest places we list specialists for. Distances are in a straight line from the town or borough centre.

• Lancaster19 miles away
• Barrow-in-Furness25 miles away
• Whitehaven37 miles away
• Blackpool37 miles away
• Workington39 miles away
• Preston39 miles away

Guides

Kendal mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Kendal?

1 verified mould specialist is based within 25 miles of Kendal, and 17 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Kendal?

Mould Removal Northwest Ltd, based in Grange over sands, Cumbria, is the nearest — about 12 miles in a straight line from the centre of Kendal.View Mould Removal Northwest Ltd's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Kendal offer?

Of the 18 verified specialists listed for Kendal, 18 offer mould removal, 10 offer independent damp surveys, 10 offer condensation control & ventilation, 5 offer damp proofing and 5 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Kendal?

Kendal is the main gateway town to the Lake District, with a stone-built Georgian and Victorian core reflecting its history as a wool and market town. Westmorland and Furness Council's private tenants guidance covers damp, mould and cold as a combined issue, and the council has been positively assessed by the Regulator of Social Housing for how it investigates and completes remedial works — a useful reference point for expected response standards in the area.

Where can Kendal tenants report damp and mould to the council?

Tenants and landlords in Kendal can report unresolved damp and mould directly to the council through its damp and mould page.Source: Kendal council damp and mould reporting page ↗

How many homes in Kendal are rented?

Kendal is in Westmorland and Furness, where 17.1% of households (about 17,700 homes) rent privately and 10.7% rent from a council or housing association. Across England the figures are 20.5% and 17.1%. A private tenant who cannot get damp or mould dealt with can ask Westmorland and Furness's housing or environmental health team to inspect, as it can act on damp and mould as hazards.Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

What kind of homes are there in Kendal?

Across Westmorland and Furness, 29% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 10.7% are flats (England: 21.4%). 2.2% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 1.4% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Kendal at risk of flooding?

In Westmorland and Furness, 4.3% of properties are in areas at medium or high risk (a 1% or greater chance in any year) of flooding from rivers or the sea (England: 1.9%) and 4% are at medium or high risk of surface water flooding (England: 5.9%). These are Environment Agency figures for the whole local authority (November 2026), not street-level: the GOV.UK flood service shows the risk for a single address.Source: Environment Agency flood risk, November 2026 ↗

How much rain does Kendal get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Ambleside, is about 11 miles from Kendal. It recorded an average of 2,103 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Kendal's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗