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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtLA2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:38 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:28 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,904 residentsin the University, Galgate & Dolphinholme census areaMedian age 22.72,701 households78% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright3% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.6% unemployment rate42% of adults are economically active, 3,713 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: education 19%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 52% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,037 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPlover Scar Lighthousehistoric site · 1.6 miWood Bridge Poollake · 1.7 miCockerham Vicaragehistoric site · 2.4 miIce House Hillhill · 1.0 miSunderland Pointheadland · 1.6 miChapel Hillhill · 1.2 miGlasson Marshwetland · under a mileGlasson Dockdock · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesConder Green Picnic Areapark · under a mileAshton Parkgolf course · 1.1 mi · 69 haDe Vitre Community Gardenpark · 2.8 miFairfield Millenium Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197634 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202612 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 3.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,335 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Lancaster Infirmary3.5 miGP surgeryGalgate Surgery2.0 miPharmacyGalgate Pharmacy2.0 miDentistMorecambe Bay Primary Care Trust3.5 miPolice stationLancaster Constabulary3.9 miCash machineThe Village Store (Galgate Ltd)2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryThurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 12 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOverton St Helen's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 161 pupils1.6 miSecondaryRipley St Thomas Church of England Academyages 11-18, 1,755 pupils3.4 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL46 miRailway stationLancaster3.9 miBus stationBus Station Night StdLancaster City Centre4.1 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham3.9 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationMorecombe3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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