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
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People8,022 residentsin the Windermere South & Staveley census areaMedian age 49.13,626 households64% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright14% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,056 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: hospitality 24%, retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,723 mm of rain a year, 62 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Aylandplaying field · 1.7 miQueen's Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 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 197944 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: 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% 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)4,329 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 112 to 243 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryDr Burns P & Partners1.6 miPharmacyStaveley Pharmacy1.6 miDentistVictoria Terrace (Dental Surgery)2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryStaveley CofE Schoolages 4-11, 79 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Lakes Schoolages 11-18, 445 pupils2.7 miCollegeKendal College6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME58 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA60 miRailway stationStaveley1.5 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere1.9 miFerryWindermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry TerminalBowness on Windermere2.8 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA8 postcode district.
