Local servicesHospitalMary Hewetson Cottage Hospital (Keswick)13 miGP surgeryAmbleside Health Centre1.0 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistMint Dental1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAmbleside CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 52 pupils1.2 miPrimaryGrasmere CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 89 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Lakes Schoolages 11-18, 445 pupils4.5 miCollegeKendal College13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME62 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL66 miRailway stationWindermere5.6 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere5.6 miFerryAmbleside Waterhead Ferry Landing2.0 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA22 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:36 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:31 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,127 residentsin the Windermere North, Ambleside & Langdales census areaMedian age 51.82,744 households53% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright22% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,993 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: hospitality 34%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 7%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 39% go by car, 2% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows 0°C2,740 mm of rain a year, 83 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksLow Fallwaterfall · under a mileHigh Fallwaterfall · under a mileLow Pikemountain · 1.2 miRydal Waterlake · under a mileHeron Pikemountain · 1.4 miGreen Holmeisland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRothay Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 6 haStock Ghyll Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 5 haAmbleside Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileBorrans Parkpark · 1.8 miGrasmere Lakeland Sports and Show Groundsports ground · 1.6 mi · 5 haAmbleside Kelsick Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197940 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202620 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,541 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 442 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
