Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:37 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:28 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°C1,133 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksPine Lakelake · 2.5 miPedder Potts Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miOaken Headhill · 1.8 miHunting Hillhill · 1.8 miWhorleys Mosswoodland · under a mileHelks Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCarnforth Community Swimming Poolsports ground · 1.2 miBull Beck Picnic Sitepark · 2.9 miCarus Parkpark · 3.1 miLune Riverside Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes135 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 197641 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20265 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 5.5 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: 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
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidge Lea Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryBolton-Le-Sands Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyBolton-Le-Sands Chemist4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryNether Kellet Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCarnforth High Schoolages 11-16, 657 pupils1.2 miPrimaryOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforthages 3-11, 81 pupils1.3 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA48 miRailway stationCarnforth1.6 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre4.5 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal8.3 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA6 postcode district.
