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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA6
Telephone code02837
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:36 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:28 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,467 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January45 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 16°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksUnderley Hallhistoric site · under a mileThe Islandisland · under a mileMistress Lumbwaterfall · 2.1 miBarbon Pikemountain · 2.6 miTerrybank Tarnlake · 1.7 miLow Forcewaterfall · 2.3 miLongfield Tarnlake · 1.9 miTerret Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFairbank Plantationpark · under a mile · 11 haKirkby Lonsdale Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 61 haBurrow Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202610 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 6.9 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
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryLunesdale Surgery1.0 miPharmacyBoots1.0 miDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationKendal Police Station10 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools1 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimarySt Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 220 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Elizabeth Schoolages 11-18, 1,155 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Elizabeth Studio Schoolages 14-19, 329 pupilsunder a mileCollegeKendal College9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA45 miRailway stationWennington6.3 miBus stationBlackhall RoadKendal9.7 miFerryjettyFell Foot15 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingNew Road Car Park - Kirkby Lonsdale2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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