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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:38 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:30 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,552 residentsin the Coniston, Broughton & Kirkby census areaMedian age 53.82,509 households76% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 11%, hospitality 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% walk or cycle37% 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, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,209 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWood Houses Tarnlake · 2.1 miBurney Tarnlake · 2.7 miPen Hillhill · 1.2 miBank House Gillvalley · 1.0 miSand Side Marshwetland · under a mileHead Crag Marshwetland · under a mileOut Parkhill · 1.4 miDunnerholmeheadland · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillom Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 4 haMillennium Gardenpark · 4.3 miFord Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197034 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryThe Surgery3.1 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3.6 miDentistHorn Hill Dental Practice3.8 miPolice stationBarrow Police Station7.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Askam3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBurlington CofE Schoolages 3-11, 76 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMillom Schoolages 11-18, 476 pupils3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL64 miRailway stationKirkby-in-FurnessKirkby in Furnessunder a mileBus stationKioskUlverston4.6 miFerrypierWater Yeat6.0 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingBrewery Street - Ulverston4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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