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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:36 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:30 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,022 residentsin the Windermere South & Staveley census areaMedian age 49.13,626 households64% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright14% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,056 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: hospitality 24%, retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,849 mm of rain a year, 64 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBowness Baybay · under a mileRayrigg Wykebay · under a mileCurlew Cragisland · under a mileLady Holmeisland · under a mileCleabarrow Tarnlake · 1.3 miLilies of the Valleyislands · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWindermere Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 40 haQueen's Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haBorrans Parkpark · 4.2 miStock Ghyll Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 5 haRothay Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 6 haSource: 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 197945 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202614 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 2.8 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,329 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 187 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital8.6 miGP surgeryWindermere Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWindermere Health Centre Pharmacy LTD3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGoodly Dale Primary Schoolages 3-11, 77 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermereages 3-11, 40 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Lakes Schoolages 11-18, 445 pupils1.8 miCollegeKendal College7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME61 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA62 miRailway stationWindermere1.0 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere1.0 miFerryBowness PierBowness on Windermereunder a mileBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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