Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:37 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:31 am – 3:49 pm
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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 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,195 mm of rain a year, 77 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWhite Pikemountain · 1.4 miBrown Pikemountain · 2.1 miHollin House Tonguehill · under a mileDunnerdale Forestforest · 1.5 miStickle Tarnlake · 2.1 miBlind Tarnlake · 2.2 miGreen Pikeshill · under a mileDunnerdalevalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197947 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202620 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 1.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.1 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
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 416 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital11 miGP surgeryWraysdale House Surgery4.7 miPharmacyCollins & Butterworth LTD7.8 miDentistHorn Hill Dental Practice10 miPolice stationAllerdale PoliceAmbleside9.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA71 miRailway stationFoxfield6.7 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere12 miFerryPierTorver4.6 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationGrasmere9.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA20 postcode district.
