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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA22
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:36 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:31 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C2,206 mm of rain a year, 74 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksWansfell Pikemountain · 1.1 miStockghyll Forcewaterfall · under a mileLily Tarnlake · under a mileBrathay Baybay · under a mileSeamew Cragisland · under a mileSlew Tarnlake · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBorrans Parkpark · under a mileRothay Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haStock Ghyll Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haAmbleside Kelsick Allotmentsallotments · under a mileAmbleside Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.3 miBrockhole National Park Centresports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 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 197941 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.5 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
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 345 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital12 miGP surgeryAmbleside Health Centreunder a milePharmacyThomas Bell (Chemists) LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMint Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryAmbleside CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 52 pupilsunder a mileIndependentWindermere Schoolages 3-20, 226 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Lakes Schoolages 11-18, 445 pupils2.7 miCollegeKendal College11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME62 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA65 miRailway stationWindermere3.8 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere3.8 miFerryAmbleside Waterhead Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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