Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital8.2 miGP surgeryArnside Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyArnside Pharmacyright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryArnside National CofE Schoolages 3-11, 95 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStorth CofE Schoolages 2-11, 88 pupils1.3 miSecondaryDallam Schoolages 11-18, 761 pupils3.1 miCollegeKendal College8.6 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA53 miRailway stationArnsideunder a mileBus stationBus StationMorecambe9.3 miFerryjettyFell Foot7.0 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA5 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:37 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:29 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,970 residentsin the Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme census areaMedian age 54.43,629 households79% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,475 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,205 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesWar Memorial Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haPark Road Gardenspark · 3.3 miLevens Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 63 haCinderbarrow Picnic Sitepark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197648 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20263 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,007 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
