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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:38 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:30 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,181 residentsin the Askam & Dalton North census areaMedian age 46.62,782 households84% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright2% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,200 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 18%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 68% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 10% 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 2°C1,179 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRoanhead Cragcliffs · 1.2 miDunnerholmeheadland · 1.3 miPark Knottshill · under a mileRebecca Hillhill · 1.0 miIreleth Reservoirswater · under a mileStanding Tarnlake · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDunnerholme Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 38 haFallowfield Parkplaying field · under a mileMillom Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 4 haMillennium Gardenpark · 3.6 miStainton Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197037 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202615 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 5.0 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,942 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryDuddon Valley Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyDalton Pharmacy2.4 miDentistMarket Street Dental Practice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAskam Village Schoolages 3-11, 187 pupilsunder a milePrimaryIreleth St Peter's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 76 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDowdales Schoolages 11-16, 877 pupils2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL61 miRailway stationAskamAskam-in-Furnessunder a mileBus stationKioskUlverston4.4 miFerryRoa Island Ferry Landing8.1 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA16 postcode district.


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