Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:35 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:28 am – 3:47 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 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,643 mm of rain a year, 55 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksCautley Spoutwaterfall · 2.2 miTennis Court Poollake · 1.8 miIseman's Dubwater · under a mileRhume Hillhill · under a mileKnotthill · under a mileBottom Holme Dubwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen's Gardenpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197950 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202619 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.4 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
Elevation169 m554 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 404 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital10 miGP surgerySedbergh Medical Practice2.5 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Sedbergh2.2 miDentistMain Street Dental Surgery2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 secondarySecondarySettlebeck Schoolages 11-16, 203 pupils2.0 miCollegeKendal College10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME44 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA47 miRailway stationDent6.2 miBus stationBlackhall RoadKendal11 miFerryBowness PierBowness on Windermere18 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA10 postcode district.
