Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:37 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:28 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,024 residentsin the Halton & Caton census areaMedian age 47.82,649 households81% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,949 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, education 15%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 2°C1,189 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 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 landmarksSooby Gill Waterfallwaterfall · 2.3 miOaken Headhill · under a milePedder Potts Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miChapel Woodwoodland · under a mileWhinney Hill Woodwoodland · under a milePine Lakelake · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBull Beck Picnic Sitepark · 1.6 miLune Valley Junior Football Clubplaying field · 1.0 miLune Riverside Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 16 haCarus Parkpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197641 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20267 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 3.0 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,793 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidge Lea Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryCaton Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyCaton Pharmacy2.0 miDentistCaton Dental Practice2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCaton St Paul's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 171 pupils1.9 miSecondaryCarnforth High Schoolages 11-16, 657 pupils3.2 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College6.0 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA45 miRailway stationCarnforth3.7 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre5.6 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal10 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA2 postcode district.
