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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtLA6
Telephone code01292
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:36 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:28 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C1,099 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHornby Castlecastle · 1.8 miHornby-with-Farletonhistoric site · 1.8 miGalley Hillhill · under a mileChapel Hillhill · under a mileMill Houses Forcewaterfall · 2.8 miBurrow Hallhistoric site · 3.1 miSooby Gill Waterfallwaterfall · 3.3 miMelling Greenwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWennington Greenpark · 1.3 miBurrow Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 21 haLune Valley Swimming Poolsports ground · 1.7 miFairbank Plantationpark · 4.9 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197643 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.1 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
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidge Lea Hospital9.0 miGP surgeryWest View Surgery2.1 miPharmacyWell4.4 miDentistAshfield House Dental Practice4.3 miPolice stationLancaster Constabulary9.6 miCash machineNatwestHigh Bentham4.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryMelling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 22 pupilsunder a milePrimaryArkholme Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 102 pupils1.1 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth Studio Schoolages 14-19, 329 pupils4.6 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College9.9 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA43 miRailway stationWennington1.4 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre9.5 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationKirkby Lonsdale4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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