Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:35 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:28 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,329 residentsin the Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale census areaMedian age 52.22,714 households70% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,705 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: education 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 48% go by car, 17% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,514 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 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 landmarksBruce Lochlake · 1.1 miTennis Court Poollake · 1.8 miBrake Wheelcliffs · under a mileLords' Dubwater · under a mileLords' Dub Loupswater · under a mileBlea Wheelcliffs · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen's Gardenpark · under a mileSedbergh Community Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Hirst Centresports ground · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197950 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202615 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband59% 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)3,245 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 287 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital7.1 miGP surgerySedbergh Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Sedbergh1.3 miDentistMain Street Dental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentIndependentSedbergh Schoolages 13-19, 545 pupils1.2 miPrimarySedbergh Primary Schoolages 3-11, 168 pupils1.5 miSecondarySettlebeck Schoolages 11-16, 203 pupils1.5 miCollegeKendal College7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME47 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA48 miRailway stationOxenholme Lake District6.7 miBus stationBlackhall RoadKendal7.5 miFerryBowness PierBowness on Windermere15 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA10 postcode district.
