Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:37 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:28 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,244 residentsin the Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands census areaMedian age 54.33,232 households89% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,279 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,039 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksHunting Hillhill · 1.5 miPine Lakelake · 3.1 miCrawstone Woodwoodland · under a mileMorecambe North Beachbeach · 3.9 miWhorleys Mosswoodland · 1.0 miWheel Holewater · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHappy Mount Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 5 haCarus Parkpark · 2.7 miLune Riverside Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 16 haCarnforth Community Swimming Poolsports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes121 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 20264 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)3,398 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryBolton-Le-Sands Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBolton-Le-Sands Chemist5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHest Bank Dental Centre1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 290 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNether Kellet Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupils1.2 miSecondaryCarnforth High Schoolages 11-16, 657 pupils1.7 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA49 miRailway stationCarnforth1.7 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre4.0 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal7.2 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA5 postcode district.
