Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:38 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:28 am – 3:50 pm
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People13,421 residentsin the Heysham & Overton census areaMedian age 44.25,762 households76% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,225 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 3°C1,042 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December23 days of air frost, 3 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)
Parks and green spacesHeysham Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 50 haConder Green Picnic Areapark · 2.6 miGreenfingers Community Projectallotments · 1.4 miDouglas Parksports ground · 1.4 miWest End Gardenspark · 2.9 miFairfield Millenium Greenpark · 3.1 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes136 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 197636 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202610 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.2 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,152 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Lancaster Infirmary3.6 miGP surgeryBay Medical Group1.4 miPharmacyFhc751.4 miDentistOasis Dental Practice2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryOverton St Helen's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 161 pupils1.0 miPrimaryTrumacar Nursery and Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 321 pupils1.1 miSecondaryBay Leadership Academyages 11-18, 726 pupils2.6 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL48 miRailway stationHeysham Port1.5 miBus stationBus StationMorecambe3.4 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham1.4 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA3 postcode district.
