Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:38 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:31 am – 3:50 pm
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People5,552 residentsin the Coniston, Broughton & Kirkby census areaMedian age 53.82,509 households76% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 11%, hospitality 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% walk or cycle37% 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, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,767 mm of rain a year, 61 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksTower Tarnlake · under a mileDuddon Bridgehistoric site · 1.3 miStickle Pikemountain · 2.3 miLittle Islandisland · 1.5 miWood Houses Tarnlake · 2.3 miThe Pikemountain · 3.3 miHaw Hillhill · under a mileSwinside Stone Circlehistoric site · 3.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWilson Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haEccle Riggs Leisure Clubsports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197033 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202617 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital6.3 miGP surgeryDr Nl Hall & Dr La Wilson2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy6.3 miDentistHorn Hill Dental Practice6.3 miPolice stationBarrow Police Station12 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBroughton CofE Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 129 pupils1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL68 miRailway stationFoxfield2.4 miBus stationKioskUlverston8.1 miFerrypierWater Yeat4.4 miEV chargingBrewery Street - Ulverston8.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA20 postcode district.
