Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:36 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:29 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,436 residentsin the Burton-in-Kendal, Levens & Natland census areaMedian age 53.83,290 households83% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright3% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,516 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,379 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksLevens Forcewaterfall · under a mileTop Poollake · under a mileCharley Islandisland · 1.3 miWellheads Hillhill · under a mileLarkrigg Hillhill · under a mileElf Holeswater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLevens Parkpark · under a mile · 63 haThe Greenpark · 1.3 miHawesmead Parkpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197019 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20268 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% 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)3,762 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryCumbria And Morecambe Bay Bowel Cancer Screening Centre2.1 miPharmacyAsda Pharmacy2.4 miDentistMorecambe Bay Hospitals NHS2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimaryCrosscrake CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 55 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mark's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 184 pupils1.4 miSecondaryKirkbie Kendal Schoolages 11-18, 1,029 pupils2.8 miCollegeKendal College2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA52 miRailway stationOxenholme Lake District2.1 miBus stationBlackhall RoadKendal3.6 miFerryjettyFell Foot8.3 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA8 postcode district.
