Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:36 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:30 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,852 mm of rain a year, 65 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 landmarksGalls Tarnlake · under a mileMiddlerigg Tarnlake · under a mileWhite Cross Baybay · under a mileWansfell Pikemountain · 2.4 miBelle Grange Baybay · 1.3 miRough Holmeisland · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrockhole National Park Centresports ground · under a mileBorrans Parkpark · 2.5 miQueen's Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 5 haStock Ghyll Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 5 haRothay Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 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 197943 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202616 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.7 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
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital9.8 miGP surgerySt. Mary's Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistVictoria Terrace (Dental Surgery)1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentSecondaryThe Lakes Schoolages 11-18, 445 pupilsunder a mileIndependentWindermere Schoolages 3-20, 226 pupils1.3 miPrimarySt Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermereages 3-11, 40 pupils1.7 miCollegeKendal College8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME61 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA63 miRailway stationWindermere1.3 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere1.3 miFerryBrockhole Ferry Landing1.1 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA23 postcode district.
