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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:36 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:28 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,995 residentsin the Kellet & Lune Valley census areaMedian age 54.22,617 households80% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright3% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,815 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle35% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,225 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLongfield Tarnlake · 2.4 miYarlsidehill · 1.2 miKeasber Hillhill · 1.6 miThe Islandisland · 2.8 miBurnt Islandwoodland · under a mileQuarry Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurrow Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 21 haFairbank Plantationpark · 2.8 mi · 11 haWennington Greenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197645 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20269 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,772 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidge Lea Hospital11 miGP surgeryLunesdale Surgery2.5 miPharmacyBoots2.6 miDentistDental Surgery2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryArkholme Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 102 pupils1.8 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth Studio Schoolages 14-19, 329 pupils2.5 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College11.1 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA44 miRailway stationWennington3.2 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre11 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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