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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA12
Telephone code01681
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 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°C1,581 mm of rain a year, 55 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 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 landmarksLittle Tarnlake · 1.4 miMinnow Tarnlake · 1.4 miMearness Pointheadland · 1.2 miSir John Barrow Monumenthistoric site · 2.8 miArrad Hillhill · under a mileRoundsea Woodswalk or trail · 1.7 miBencragg Hillhill · 1.3 miFord Islandisland · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Snows Height Outdoor Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 6 haFord Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 3 haMillennium Gardenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197030 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202611 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.3 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
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital8.6 miGP surgeryHaverthwaite Surgery2.6 miPharmacyCohens Chemist3.2 miDentistUlverston Dental Clinic3.2 miPolice stationBarrow Police Station11 miCash machineCertas Energy - Canal Head Services3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryPenny Bridge CofE Schoolages 4-11, 123 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUlverston Victoria High Schoolages 11-18, 1,319 pupils3.8 miCollegeKendal College13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA63 miRailway stationUlverston3.7 miBus stationKioskUlverston3.5 miFerrypierWater Yeat4.3 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationUlverston2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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