Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:39 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:30 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,917 residentsin the Swarthmoor & Low Furness census areaMedian age 53.53,584 households85% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,612 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 14%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: average 16°CColdest month January: average 5°C1,182 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Parks and green spacesAdgarley Greenpark · under a mileStainton Greenpark · under a mileBardsea Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 27 haGleaston Greenplaying field · 1.2 miDalton Leisure Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202613 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,874 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrimary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital)2.4 miGP surgeryDalton Surgery1.5 miPharmacyDalton Pharmacy1.5 miDentistMarket Street Dental Practice1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDalton St Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 211 pupils1.3 miPrimaryNewton Village Academyages 3-11, 79 pupils1.4 miSecondaryDowdales Schoolages 11-16, 877 pupils1.7 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL57 miRailway stationDaltonDalton-in-Furness1.4 miBus stationStagecoach DepotHindpool3.8 miFerryRoa Island Ferry Landing5.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA13 postcode district.
