Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:35 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:27 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,329 residentsin the Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale census areaMedian age 52.22,714 households70% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,705 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: education 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 48% go by car, 17% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,904 mm of rain a year, 67 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January71 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksArtengill Forcewaterfall · under a mileBlake Beck Forcewaterfall · under a mileWiddale Great Tarnlake · 1.7 miWiddale Little Tarnlake · 2.0 miRotten Bottomvalley · under a mileBlake Beck Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197244 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202621 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband59% 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)3,245 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation251 m823 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 220 to 587 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastleberg Hospital14 miGP surgeryDr Lumb W & Partner4.2 miPharmacyCentral Dales Pharmacy6.7 miDentistThe Central Dales Practice6.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA40 miRailway stationDent1.1 miFerryBowness PierBowness on Windermere24 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA10 postcode district.
