Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 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°C1,025 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December24 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 landmarksOxcliffe Hillhill · under a mileMorecambe North Beachbeach · 2.1 miShell Bed Flatbeach · 2.2 miByroe Hillhill · under a mileOxcliffe Marshwetland · under a mileAldcliffe Marshwetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRyelands Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 19 haFairfield Millenium Greenpark · 1.2 mi · 5 haVicarage Fieldpark · 1.3 mi · 6 haSalt Ayre Sport Centresports ground · under a mile · 15 haVale of Lune Rugby Clubplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haBare Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197637 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20268 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · 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
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Lancaster Infirmary1.7 miGP surgeryBay Medical Group (Westgate Medical Practice)21 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyAsda Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGenix Healthcare LTD1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools18 primary, 5 secondary, 2 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryMorecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary Schoolages 4-11, 320 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWillow Lane Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupils1.0 miSecondaryLancaster Girls' Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,038 pupils1.5 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College1.1 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL49 miRailway stationLancaster1.3 miBus stationBus Station Night StdLancaster City Centre1.6 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal3.1 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA3 postcode district.
