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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtLA6
Telephone code01543
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:36 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:28 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,995 residentsin the Kellet & Lune Valley census areaMedian age 54.22,617 households80% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright3% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,815 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,231 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLongfield Tarnlake · 1.7 miThe Islandisland · 1.8 miKeasber Hillhill · 1.6 miBarbon Pikemountain · 4.3 miCowdber Hillhill · 1.9 miJohnson's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurrow Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 21 haFairbank Plantationpark · 1.7 mi · 11 haWennington Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197646 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20269 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 6.9 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)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,772 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital9.9 miGP surgeryLunesdale Surgery1.4 miPharmacyBoots1.6 miDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryQueen Elizabeth Schoolages 11-18, 1,155 pupils1.5 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth Studio Schoolages 14-19, 329 pupils1.5 miPrimarySt Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 220 pupils1.5 miCollegeKendal College10.9 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA44 miRailway stationWennington4.1 miBus stationBlackhall RoadKendal12 miFerryjettyFell Foot15 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA6 postcode district.


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