Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:39 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:32 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,753 residentsin the Millom & Duddon Valley census areaMedian age 50.04,343 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,293 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, water and waste 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,220 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 days of air frost, 3 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)
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197040 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202624 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 1.4 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital7.6 miGP surgeryDr B Walker Chapel Lane1.0 miPharmacyBoots7.6 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Haverigg7.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCaptain Shaw's CofE Schoolages 4-11, 24 pupils1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL70 miRailway stationBootle (Cumbria)under a mileBus stationStagecoach DepotHindpool13 miFerrypierWater Yeat12 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA19 postcode district.
