Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:35 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:30 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,649 residentsin the Kendal East & Whinfell census areaMedian age 52.73,400 households82% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,820 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows -0°C2,759 mm of rain a year, 81 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December71 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksHarrop Pikemountain · 1.6 miKentmere Pikemountain · 1.8 miForce Jumbwaterfall · 1.8 miSkeggles Waterlake · 1.5 miGreat Howehill · under a mileShipman Knottshill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 202619 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)3,541 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation264 m866 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 170 to 531 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital9.9 miGP surgeryDr Burns P & Partners5.0 miPharmacyStaveley Pharmacy4.8 miDentistVictoria Terrace (Dental Surgery)6.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeKendal College9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME55 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL60 miRailway stationStaveley4.9 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere6.3 miFerryBrockhole Ferry Landing6.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA8 postcode district.
