Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:39 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:30 am – 3:51 pm
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People8,101 residentsin the Roose census areaMedian age 44.83,387 households84% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,841 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 21%, health and social work 16%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: average 16°CColdest month January: average 5°C1,057 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November26 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Parks and green spacesBarrow Public Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 20 haAbbots Vale Parkpark · under a mileHolbeck Park Allotmentsallotments · under a mileQueen Elizabeth II Coronation Gardenpark · 1.8 miBarrow Wanderers Football Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haCavendish Park Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197645 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202615 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 3.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% 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)3,607 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrimary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital)2.0 miGP surgeryBridgegate Medical Centre9 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyCohens Chemist8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools15 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimaryRoose Schoolages 4-11, 196 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYarlside Academyages 3-11, 242 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFurness Academyages 11-16, 1,187 pupils1.2 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL55 miRailway stationRooseunder a mileBus stationStagecoach DepotHindpool2.4 miFerryRoa Island Ferry Landing2.6 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA13 postcode district.
