Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:38 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:27 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,024 residentsin the Halton & Caton census areaMedian age 47.82,649 households81% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,949 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, education 15%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% 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 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,327 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 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)
Parks and green spacesWilliamson Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 22 haMoor Parkpark · 1.4 miLancaster Moorpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes141 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 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 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 3.4 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,793 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 138 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidge Lea Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryHmp Lancaster Farms (Yoi)1.7 miPharmacyBowerham Pharmacy2.1 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Lancaster Farms1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 otherPrimaryQuernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 97 pupilsright herePrimaryMoorside Primary Schoolages 5-11, 570 pupils1.9 miSecondaryLancaster High Schoolages 11-16, 567 pupils2.2 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College4.0 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA45 miRailway stationLancaster2.9 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre2.7 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal7.1 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA2 postcode district.
