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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:38 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:29 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,942 residentsin the Grange-over-Sands & Cartmel Peninsula census areaMedian age 58.63,873 households77% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 3,349 in work, 43% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, hospitality 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,240 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°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 landmarksPeter Hillhill · under a mileMount Barnardhill · under a mileCapes Headheadland · 1.7 miBarker Scarcliffs · 1.9 miChapel Islandisland · 2.6 miPedder Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPark Road Gardenspark · 2.8 miBardsea Country Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 27 haFord Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20266 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,358 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital9.3 miGP surgeryCartmel Surgery1.6 miPharmacyThe Flookburgh Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Surgery2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryFlookburgh CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 58 pupils1.0 miSecondaryCartmel Priory CofE Schoolages 11-16, 371 pupils1.5 miPrimaryCartmel CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 47 pupils1.6 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College10.6 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA58 miRailway stationCarkunder a mileBus stationSt Mary's ChurchUlverston4.6 miFerryjettyFell Foot6.3 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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