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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:37 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:31 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,552 residentsin the Coniston, Broughton & Kirkby census areaMedian age 53.82,509 households76% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 11%, hospitality 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,693 mm of rain a year, 93 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January55 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHell Gill Pikemountain · 1.1 miCold Pikemountain · 1.5 miHardknott Roman Forthistoric site · 2.1 miSeathwaite Tarnlake · 1.6 miEsk Fallswaterfall · 2.2 miRed Tarnlake · 1.8 miLevers Waterfallwaterfall · 2.4 miGrey Friarhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes69 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 197944 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202621 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 5.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation332 m1,089 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 196 to 772 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital14 miGP surgeryWraysdale House Surgery4.0 miPharmacyCollins & Butterworth LTD6.5 miDentistMint Dental7.9 miPolice stationAllerdale PoliceAmbleside6.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME70 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA71 miRailway stationWindermere10 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere10 miFerryConiston Ferry Landing4.4 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationGrasmere6.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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