Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 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°C1,128 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 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 landmarksPine Lakelake · 1.5 miPedder Potts Reservoirreservoir · under a mileJackdaw Quarrywater · 1.0 miOaken Headhill · 1.7 miSlack's Woodwoodland · under a mileHunting Hillhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCarnforth Community Swimming Poolsports ground · 1.0 miWarton Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.9 miBull Beck Picnic Sitepark · 3.4 miCinderbarrow Picnic Sitepark · 3.6 miCarus Parkpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes123 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 197642 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20265 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 11 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
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidge Lea Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryPes@Philip Jones Opticians, Lsc Icb3 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryOver Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCarnforth High Schoolages 11-16, 657 pupils1.0 miPrimaryOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforthages 3-11, 81 pupils1.1 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College5.6 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA47 miRailway stationCarnforth1.5 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre5.7 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal9.4 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA6 postcode district.
