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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA22
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:36 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:30 am – 3:48 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 January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,194 mm of rain a year, 72 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksWray Castlecastle · under a mileBlelham Tarnlake · under a mileHigh Wray Baybay · under a mileHodson's Tarnlake · 1.1 miLow Wray Baybay · under a mileAmbleside Roman Forthistoric site · 2.2 miGreen Tuft Islandisland · 1.3 miWansfell Pikemountain · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBorrans Parkpark · 2.1 miBrockhole National Park Centresports ground · 1.2 miRothay Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 6 haStock Ghyll Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 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 197943 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202617 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.4 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
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 244 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital11 miGP surgeryHawkshead Surgery1.6 miPharmacyCollins & Butterworth LTD1.7 miDentistVictoria Terrace (Dental Surgery)2.6 miPolice stationAllerdale PoliceAmbleside5.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Hawkshead, Hawkshead1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentIndependentWindermere Schoolages 3-20, 226 pupils1.3 miPrimaryHawkshead Esthwaite Primary Schoolages 4-11, 30 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Lakes Schoolages 11-18, 445 pupils1.8 miCollegeKendal College10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME62 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA64 miRailway stationWindermere2.7 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere2.7 miFerryLanding StageLow Wrayunder a mileCar parkRed Nab Car ParkWindermereunder a mileEV chargingLow Fold Car Park - Ambleside2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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