Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:38 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:29 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,942 residentsin the Grange-over-Sands & Cartmel Peninsula census areaMedian age 58.63,873 households77% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 3,349 in work, 43% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, hospitality 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,132 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 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 landmarksPeter Hillhill · under a mileNun's Hillhill · under a mileChapel Islandisland · 2.8 miSand Gate Marshwetland · under a mileCapes Headheadland · 2.4 miLow Marshwetland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPark Road Gardenspark · 2.6 miHumphrey Headsports ground · 1.6 miBardsea Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 27 haFord Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20266 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 4.5 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,358 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital8.4 miGP surgeryCartmel Surgery2.0 miPharmacyThe Flookburgh Pharmacyright hereDentistDental Surgery2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryFlookburgh CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 58 pupilsright herePrimaryAllithwaite CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 109 pupils1.4 miSecondaryCartmel Priory CofE Schoolages 11-16, 371 pupils1.9 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College9.7 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA57 miRailway stationCarkunder a mileBus stationSt Mary's ChurchUlverston5.1 miFerryjettyFell Foot7.2 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA11 postcode district.
