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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA22
Telephone code015394
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:36 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:31 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,269 residentsin the Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell census areaMedian age 55.42,427 households71% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,632 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: hospitality 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 7% walk or cycle39% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,176 mm of rain a year, 74 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRobinson's Tarnlake · 1.0 miWraymires Tarnlake · 1.0 miGrub Holebay · under a mileSmooth Beck Footriver · under a milePriest Potwater · under a mileEes Wykebay · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBorrans Parkpark · 3.5 miRothay Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 6 haStock Ghyll Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197945 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202616 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,989 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital12 miGP surgeryHawkshead Surgeryright herePharmacyCollins & Butterworth LTDright hereDentistDental Surgery3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHawkshead Esthwaite Primary Schoolages 4-11, 30 pupilsright hereSecondaryJohn Ruskin Schoolages 11-16, 247 pupils3.1 miCollegeKendal College10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME64 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA65 miRailway stationWindermere3.8 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere3.8 miFerryPierMonk Coniston2.3 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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