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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA22
Telephone code015394
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:36 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:31 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,127 residentsin the Windermere North, Ambleside & Langdales census areaMedian age 51.82,744 households53% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright22% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,993 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: hospitality 34%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 7%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 39% go by car, 2% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C2,206 mm of rain a year, 74 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 3 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 17°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 14°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 3 to 7°CNDecember: 0 to 5°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksStockghyll Forcewaterfall · under a mileWansfell Pikemountain · 1.1 miLily Tarnlake · under a mileLow Fallwaterfall · 1.5 miSnarker Pikemountain · 2.3 miBrathay Baybay · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRothay Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haStock Ghyll Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haBorrans Parkpark · under a mileAmbleside Kelsick Allotmentsallotments · under a mileAmbleside Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197941 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202619 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.7 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,541 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 338 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital13 miGP surgeryAmbleside Health Centreunder a milePharmacyThomas Bell (Chemists) LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMint Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryAmbleside CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 52 pupilsunder a mileIndependentWindermere Schoolages 3-20, 226 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Lakes Schoolages 11-18, 445 pupils3.0 miCollegeKendal College11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME62 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA65 miRailway stationWindermere4.1 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere4.1 miFerryAmbleside Waterhead Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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