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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:37 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:30 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,269 residentsin the Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell census areaMedian age 55.42,427 households71% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,632 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: hospitality 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 7% walk or cycle39% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,921 mm of rain a year, 61 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksForce Fallswaterfall · under a mileRusland Hallhistoric site · 1.1 miGreen Hows Upper Tarnlake · 1.7 miArnsbarrow Tarnlake · 1.7 miForce Knotthill · under a mileOld Parrock Hillhill · 1.1 miGrizedale Forestforest · 2.1 miClough Bankvalley · 1.0 miSources: 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 197949 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202612 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,989 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital12 miGP surgeryHaverthwaite Surgery4.0 miPharmacyCollins & Butterworth LTD4.9 miDentistDental Surgery6.5 miPolice stationAllerdale PoliceAmbleside11 miCash machineMFG - Newby Bridge Services3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeKendal College11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA63 miRailway stationWindermere7.1 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere7.1 miFerryjettyWater Yeat2.5 miCar parkBogle Crag car parkSatterthwaite1.7 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationWindermere5.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA12 postcode district.


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