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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA12
Telephone code01229
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:38 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:30 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,107 residentsin the Ulverston census areaMedian age 46.43,869 households66% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright15% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,981 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 55% go by car, 3% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,280 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksKnottallow Tarnlake · 1.6 miThe Lakelake · 1.6 miOubas Hillhill · under a mileHoad Hillhill · under a milePennington Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miChapel Islandisland · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFord Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haMillennium Gardenpark · 1.1 miLightburn Parkplaying field · under a mileUlverston Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 44 haBardsea Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202611 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,294 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrimary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital)6.2 miGP surgeryUlverston Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist7 Fountain Street (Dental Practice)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySir John Barrow Schoolages 3-11, 235 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChurch Walk CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUlverston Victoria High Schoolages 11-18, 1,319 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL60 miRailway stationUlverstonunder a mileBus stationKioskUlverstonunder a mileFerrypierWater Yeat7.3 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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