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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People9,943 residentsin the Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton census areaMedian age 51.34,494 households79% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,562 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,123 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksWarton Old Rectoryhistoric site · under a mileLeighton Hall Estatehistoric site · 1.2 miPine Lakelake · under a mileCinderbarrow Tarnlake · 1.9 miWarton Craghill · under a mileWheel Holewater · under a mileSummerhouse Hillhill · 1.1 miRed Rakebeach · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWarton Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileCinderbarrow Picnic Sitepark · 2.1 miCarnforth Community Swimming Poolsports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197644 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20263 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 3.8 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% 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)4,793 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryAsh Trees Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyAsh Trees Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Surgery1.3 miPolice stationMorecambe Police Station6.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Carnforth1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWarton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCarnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 113 pupils1.3 miSecondaryCarnforth High Schoolages 11-16, 657 pupils1.5 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College6.3 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA49 miRailway stationCarnforth1.2 miBus stationBus StationMorecambe6.8 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal9.8 miBus stops24 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationCarnforth1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA5 postcode district.
