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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:37 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:30 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,269 residentsin the Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell census areaMedian age 55.42,427 households71% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,632 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: hospitality 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 7% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,679 mm of rain a year, 58 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFinsthwaite Towerhistoric site · under a mileLanding Holebay · under a mileSow How Tarnlake · 1.5 miBoretree Tarnlake · 1.5 miSkirtful Cragsisland · 1.1 miCostrells Rocksislands · 1.3 miBlake Holmeisland · 1.5 miRusland Hallhistoric site · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197025 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20269 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,989 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 241 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital9.3 miGP surgeryHaverthwaite Surgery2.7 miPharmacyGrange Pharmacy6.3 miDentistDental Surgery6.3 miPolice stationKendal Police Station9.2 miCash machineMFG - Newby Bridge Servicesunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeKendal College8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA60 miRailway stationGrange-over-Sands6.2 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere7.3 miFerryLakeside Windermere Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationLake District6.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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