Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:36 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:30 am – 3:48 pm
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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°C1,671 mm of rain a year, 59 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksCockhag Tarnlake · 1.4 miRatherheath Tarnlake · 1.4 miCockpit Hillhill · under a mileGreen Hillhill · under a mileJenny Damwater · under a mileEllers Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeckside Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 12 haThe Aylandplaying field · 1.9 miKendal Greenpark · 3.1 mi · 3 haHawesmead Parkpark · 4.0 miFord Parkpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197946 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202613 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.0 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
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 214 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryDr Burns P & Partners1.8 miPharmacyStaveley Pharmacy2.0 miDentistEntry Lane (Dental Surgery)3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 specialSecondaryThe Queen Katherine Schoolages 11-19, 910 pupils3.8 miCollegeKendal College3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME57 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA58 miRailway stationStaveley1.9 miBus stationBus Station (K)Kendal3.6 miFerryBowness PierBowness on Windermere3.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA8 postcode district.
