Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital9.0 miGP surgeryLunesdale Surgery1.2 miPharmacyBoots1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools1 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentCasterton, Sedbergh Preparatory Schoolages 2-13, 178 pupilsright herePrimarySt Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 220 pupils1.2 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth Schoolages 11-18, 1,155 pupils1.3 miCollegeKendal College10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA44 miRailway stationWennington6.1 miBus stationBlackhall RoadKendal11 miFerryjettyFell Foot16 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:36 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:28 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,329 residentsin the Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale census areaMedian age 52.22,714 households70% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,705 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: education 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 48% go by car, 17% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,460 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 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)
Nearby landmarksBarbon Pikemountain · 1.8 miThe Islandisland · under a mileHigh Forcewaterfall · 1.9 miLow Forcewaterfall · 1.9 miMill Hillhill · under a milePeslick's Knotthill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFairbank Plantationpark · under a mile · 11 haCasterton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 19 haBurrow Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202611 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband59% 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)3,245 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
