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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtLA3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 yearJanuary: 3 to 7°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 12°CAMay: 9 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 18°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 19°CASeptember: 11 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWood Bridge Poollake · 1.0 miColloway Hillhill · under a mileMiddleton Sandsbeach · 2.3 miSunderland Pointheadland · 1.9 miHeysham Sandsbeach · 2.9 miWindmill Hillhill · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAshton Parkgolf course · 1.3 mi · 69 haConder Green Picnic Areapark · 1.6 miFairfield Millenium Greenpark · 2.6 mi · 5 haDe Vitre Community Gardenpark · 2.6 miSource: 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 197635 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202611 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.2 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
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 35 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Lancaster Infirmary3.0 miGP surgeryBay Medical Group2.3 miPharmacyFhc752.3 miDentistMorecambe Bay Primary Care Trust3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryOverton St Helen's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 161 pupilsright herePrimaryThurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 12 pupils1.5 miSecondaryRipley St Thomas Church of England Academyages 11-18, 1,755 pupils2.9 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL47 miRailway stationHeysham Port2.5 miBus stationBus Station Night StdLancaster City Centre3.4 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham2.4 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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