Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:37 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:27 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,995 residentsin the Kellet & Lune Valley census areaMedian age 54.22,617 households80% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright3% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,815 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle35% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,096 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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 landmarksHornby Castlecastle · under a mileHornby-with-Farletonhistoric site · under a mileSooby Gill Waterfallwaterfall · 1.5 miHornby Bridgebridge · under a mileMill Houses Forcewaterfall · 2.5 miSilver Hillhill · 1.0 miWray Wood Moor Tarnlake · 2.8 miRantree Hillhill · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLune Valley Swimming Poolsports ground · under a mileWennington Greenpark · 2.1 miBull Beck Picnic Sitepark · 3.5 miBurrow Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 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 20269 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 2.9 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.6 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)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,772 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidge Lea Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryWest View Surgeryunder a milePharmacyCaton Pharmacy4.1 miDentistCaton Dental Practice4.1 miPolice stationLancaster Constabulary8.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Caton, Caton4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryHornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 16 pupilsright hereIndependentOneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campusages 7-18, 32 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWray with Botton Endowed Primary Schoolages 4-11, 62 pupils1.4 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College8.4 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA43 miRailway stationWennington2.1 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre7.9 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops14 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationCarnforth5.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA2 postcode district.
