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°C1,149 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 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 landmarksLeighton Hall Estatehistoric site · under a mileCinderbarrow Tarnlake · under a mileWarton Old Rectoryhistoric site · 1.6 miPine Lakelake · 1.7 miSummerhouse Hillhill · under a mileDeepdale Pondpond · under a mileRed Rakebeach · 3.0 miWarton Craghill · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCinderbarrow Picnic Sitepark · under a mileWarton Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.2 miSilverdale Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 19 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 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 197645 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20263 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.2 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.1 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
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryAsh Trees Surgery2.7 miPharmacyAsh Trees Pharmacy2.7 miDentistDental Surgery2.7 miPolice stationMorecambe Police Station7.6 miCash machineMoto - Burton North - Amenity, Burton West1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryYealand Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 32 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWarton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupils1.6 miSecondaryCarnforth High Schoolages 11-16, 657 pupils2.9 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College7.7 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA49 miRailway stationSilverdale1.8 miBus stationBus StationMorecambe8.0 miFerryjettyFell Foot11 miBus stops12 within a mileCar parkSilverdale Shore Car ParkCarnforth2.9 miEV 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.
