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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA18
Telephone code01279
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:38 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:32 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,753 residentsin the Millom & Duddon Valley census areaMedian age 50.04,343 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,293 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, water and waste 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,137 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January42 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 5 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWhite Pikemountain · 2.4 miStainton Pikemountain · 2.4 miRowantree Forcewaterfall · 2.0 miMill Gillwater · under a mileMuncaster Tarnlake · 2.0 miHolehouse Tarnlake · 2.5 miNewtown Knotthill · 1.3 miGeordy Wife Holetidal water · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEskdale Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197038 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202625 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 1.5 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital9.8 miGP surgeryDr B Walker Chapel Lane4.0 miPharmacySeascale Pharmacy6.1 miDentistHorn Hill Dental Practice9.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWaberthwaite CofE Schoolages 3-11, 56 pupils1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL73 miRailway stationRavenglass2.1 miBus stationKioskUlverston15 miFerrypierSunny Bank11 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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