Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:38 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:28 am – 3:50 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 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 3°C1,035 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 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 landmarksMorecambe North Beachbeach · 2.5 miShell Bed Flatbeach · 2.7 miReanes Woodwoodland · under a mileStrand Dub Woodwoodland · under a mileBare Ayrewater · 1.7 miLancaster Sandwetland · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMorecambe Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 39 haHappy Mount Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 5 haLune Riverside Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 16 haCarus Parkpark · 1.5 miBoundary Meadowplaying field · 1.6 mi · 4 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes133 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 197640 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20266 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 7.6 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
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital2.2 miGP surgerySt John's Hospice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacySlyne Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHest Bank Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySlyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 201 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 290 pupils1.4 miSecondaryMorecambe Bay Academyages 11-18, 1,045 pupils1.9 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA49 miRailway stationBare Lane1.4 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre2.6 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal5.6 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA2 postcode district.
