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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 12 min4:37 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:29 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,250 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksTom Tarnlake · 1.7 miWhite Creekbeach · 2.1 miHazelslack Towerhistoric site · 2.7 miNewton Tarnlake · 2.2 miHolme Islandisland · 1.8 miBirkswood Pointcliffs · 1.4 miCastle Head Hillhill · 1.2 miPepper Pothistoric site · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGrange Over Sands Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 37 haWar Memorial Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haPark Road Gardenspark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20264 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 4.7 · PM10 8.1 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
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryArnside Medical Practice1.8 miPharmacyArnside Pharmacy1.7 miDentistDental Surgery1.9 miPolice stationKendal Police Station9.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Grange Over Sands2.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryLindale CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 47 pupils1.4 miPrimaryArnside National CofE Schoolages 3-11, 95 pupils1.8 miSecondaryCartmel Priory CofE Schoolages 11-16, 371 pupils3.8 miCollegeKendal College8.3 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA55 miRailway stationArnside1.8 miBus stationBlackhall RoadKendal9.0 miFerryjettyFell Foot5.3 miBus stops2 within a mileCar parkAPCOAGrange-Over-Sands2.3 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationLake District2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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