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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 11 min4:38 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:30 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 1°C1,279 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°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 landmarksSwarthmoor Hallhistoric site · 1.2 miMarket Cross, Market St, Ulverstonhistoric site · 1.5 miKnottallow Tarnlake · 1.8 miUrswick Tarnlake · 1.9 miPennington Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miPoaka Beck Reservoirriver · 1.4 miCopse Hillhill · under a mileHarlock Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMillennium Gardenpark · under a mileFord Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 3 haBardsea Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 27 haLightburn Parkplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 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 202612 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.4 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
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 210 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrimary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital)4.7 miGP surgeryUlverston Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyCohens Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistThe Practice - Ulverston1.4 miPolice stationBarrow Police Station6.3 miCash machineThe Local (CZI)1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPennington CofE Schoolages 4-11, 211 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLindal and Marton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 78 pupils1.1 miSecondaryUlverston Victoria High Schoolages 11-18, 1,319 pupils1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL60 miRailway stationUlverston1.4 miBus stationKioskUlverston1.5 miFerrypierWater Yeat8.0 miBus stops12 within a mileCar parkNational Car ParksUlverston1.3 miEV chargingBrewery Street - Ulverston1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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