Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:38 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:30 am – 3:50 pm
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People5,552 residentsin the Coniston, Broughton & Kirkby census areaMedian age 53.82,509 households76% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 11%, hospitality 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,368 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 7 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)
Nearby landmarksRoudsea Tarnlake · 1.7 miMearness Pointheadland · 1.0 miArrad Hillhill · under a mileThe Alpshill · under a mileKnottallow Tarnlake · 2.3 miNewland Bottomvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFord Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haMillennium Gardenpark · 3.1 miBardsea Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197031 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202610 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 4.6 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrimary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital)8.2 miGP surgerySt Marys Hospice4 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyCohens Chemist2.0 miDentist7 Fountain Street (Dental Practice)2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPenny Bridge CofE Schoolages 4-11, 123 pupils1.1 miPrimaryChurch Walk CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupils1.9 miSecondaryUlverston Victoria High Schoolages 11-18, 1,319 pupils2.5 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL62 miRailway stationUlverston2.4 miBus stationKioskUlverston2.2 miFerrypierWater Yeat5.8 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA12 postcode district.
