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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:38 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:31 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,552 residentsin the Coniston, Broughton & Kirkby census areaMedian age 53.82,509 households76% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 11%, hospitality 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% walk or cycle37% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,748 mm of rain a year, 55 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTower Tarnlake · under a mileDuddon Bridgehistoric site · under a mileLittle Islandisland · under a mileWood Houses Tarnlake · 1.6 miSwinside Stone Circlehistoric site · 2.6 miWindmill Hillhill · under a mileStickle Pikemountain · 3.3 miHatter Dubtidal water · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWilson Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haEccle Riggs Leisure Clubsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197034 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202617 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 99 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryDr Nl Hall & Dr La Wilson2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy5.2 miDentistHorn Hill Dental Practice5.2 miPolice stationBarrow Police Station11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBroughton CofE Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 129 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL67 miRailway stationFoxfield1.3 miBus stationKioskUlverston7.4 miFerrypierWater Yeat5.0 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingBrewery Street - Ulverston7.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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