Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryScale Hall Surgery17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBare Pharmacy LTD12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGenix Healthcare LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryMorecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 413 pupilsright herePrimaryGreat Wood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 406 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMorecambe Bay Academyages 11-18, 1,045 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLancaster and Morecambe Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Lancaster4.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA50 miRailway stationBare Laneunder a mileBus stationBus StationMorecambe1.6 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal4.1 miBus stops136 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA4 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:38 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:28 am – 3:50 pm
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People12,192 residentsin the Scale Hall & Torrisholme census areaMedian age 45.05,278 households74% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright13% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 5,565 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle79% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,046 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 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 landmarksMorecambe North Beachbeach · 1.6 miShell Bed Flatbeach · 1.8 miBare Ayrewater · 1.1 miOxcliffe Hillhill · 1.4 miGreat Woodwoodland · under a mileByroe Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTorrisholme Parkpark · under a mileHappy Mount Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haRyelands Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 19 haMorecambe Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 39 haBoundary Meadowplaying field · under a mile · 4 haVale of Lune Rugby Clubplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes137 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 197638 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20267 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.7 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,456 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
