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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA12
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 21 min8:30 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,917 residentsin the Swarthmoor & Low Furness census areaMedian age 53.53,584 households85% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,612 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 14%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: average 16°CColdest month January: average 4°C1,190 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 4°CJFebruary: 5 to 5°CFMarch: 6 to 6°CMApril: 9 to 9°CAMay: 12 to 12°CMJune: 14 to 14°CJJuly: 16 to 16°CJAugust: 16 to 16°CASeptember: 14 to 14°CSOctober: 11 to 11°CONovember: 7 to 7°CNDecember: 5 to 5°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Nearby landmarksUrswick Tarnlake · under a mileMere Tarnlake · 1.2 miBirkrigg Stone Circlehistoric site · 1.8 miSwarthmoor Hallhistoric site · 2.4 miBean Well Bankcliffs · 2.0 miAppleby Hillhill · 1.5 miEdge Bankcliffs · 2.1 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBardsea Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 27 haAdgarley Greenpark · 1.3 miStainton Greenpark · 1.3 miGleaston Greenplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 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 202612 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 4.8 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,874 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrimary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital)3.4 miGP surgeryDalton Surgery2.1 miPharmacyDalton Pharmacy2.1 miDentistMarket Street Dental Practice2.0 miPolice stationCumbria ConstabularyBarrow-in-Furness5.0 miCash machineOpen All Hours (AMC)1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryLow Furness CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 127 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOur Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furnessages 2-11, 101 pupils1.7 miSecondaryDowdales Schoolages 11-16, 877 pupils2.3 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL58 miRailway stationDaltonDalton-in-Furness2.0 miBus stationKioskUlverston3.0 miFerryRoa Island Ferry Landing5.9 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkNational Car ParksUlverston2.8 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDalton-in-Furness3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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