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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:35 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:30 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows 0°C2,446 mm of rain a year, 78 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 3 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 17°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 14°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 3 to 7°CNDecember: 0 to 5°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksForce Jumbwaterfall · under a mileKentmere Tarnlake · 1.0 miKentmere Pikemountain · 2.3 miSkeggles Waterlake · 1.5 miHollow Moorhill · under a mileSaletarn Knottshill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStock Ghyll Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197941 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202618 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.7 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
Elevation175 m574 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 149 to 484 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital9.6 miGP surgeryDr Burns P & Partners4.0 miPharmacyStaveley Pharmacy3.8 miDentistVictoria Terrace (Dental Surgery)4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeKendal College8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME57 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA62 miRailway stationStaveley3.9 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere4.3 miFerryBrockhole Ferry Landing4.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA8 postcode district.


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