Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:35 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:28 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,329 residentsin the Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale census areaMedian age 52.22,714 households70% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,705 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: education 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 48% go by car, 17% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,794 mm of rain a year, 60 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksAye Gill Pikemountain · 1.8 miFlinter Gill High Scoutwaterfall · 1.4 miShort Gill Waterfallwaterfall · 2.2 miDry Tarnlake · 1.7 miHigh Pikemountain · 3.4 miDentdalevalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen's Gardenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197247 mi away, TodmordenMost 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,245 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation149 m489 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 312 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital11 miGP surgeryDr Lumb W & Partnerunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Sedbergh3.7 miDentistMain Street Dental Surgery3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryDent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 30 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySettlebeck Schoolages 11-16, 203 pupils3.5 miCollegeKendal College11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA44 miRailway stationDent4.3 miBus stationBlackhall RoadKendal12 miFerryBowness PierBowness on Windermere19 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA10 postcode district.
