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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA8
Telephone code01629
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:36 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:30 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,269 residentsin the Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell census areaMedian age 55.42,427 households71% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,632 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: hospitality 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 7% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,608 mm of rain a year, 58 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksStonehills Tarnlake · under a mileKnipe Tarnlake · under a milePost Knott Viewpoint Windermerehistoric site · 2.0 miNational Trust - Claife Viewing Station and Windermere West Shorehistoric site · 2.4 miRulbuts Hillhill · under a mileScout Hillhill · under a mileHen Rockisland · 2.0 miRamp Holmeisland · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWindermere Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 40 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 197947 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202612 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,989 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryWindermere Health Centre2.8 miPharmacyWindermere Health Centre Pharmacy LTD2.8 miDentistDental Surgery2.8 miPolice stationKendal Police Station5.8 miCash machineBarclays ATMCumbria2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCrosthwaite CofE Schoolages 3-11, 109 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe Lakes Schoolages 11-18, 445 pupils4.2 miCollegeKendal College6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA59 miRailway stationWindermere3.3 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere3.3 miFerryBowness Ferry NabBowness on Windermere2.1 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationWindermere2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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