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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°C1,186 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 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 landmarksMere Tarnlake · under a mileBirkrigg Stone Circlehistoric site · 1.7 miUrswick Tarnlake · 1.3 miEdge Bankcliffs · 1.2 miBean Well Bankcliffs · 1.3 miBeacon Hillhill · under a mileBow Bridgehistoric site · 3.0 miAppleby Hillhill · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBardsea Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 27 haAdgarley Greenpark · 1.3 miStainton Greenpark · 1.4 miGleaston Greenplaying field · 1.2 miSource: 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 197646 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202612 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.7 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
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrimary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital)3.7 miGP surgeryDalton Surgery2.7 miPharmacyDalton Pharmacy2.8 miDentistMarket Street Dental Practice2.7 miPolice stationCumbria ConstabularyBarrow-in-Furness4.9 miCash machineOpen All Hours (AMC)2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLow Furness CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 127 pupils1.1 miSecondaryDowdales Schoolages 11-16, 877 pupils3.0 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL57 miRailway stationDaltonDalton-in-Furness2.6 miBus stationSt Mary's ChurchUlverston3.7 miFerryRoa Island Ferry Landing5.2 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDalton-in-Furness3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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