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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:39 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:31 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,753 residentsin the Millom & Duddon Valley census areaMedian age 50.04,343 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,293 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, water and waste 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,538 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November27 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksSilecroft Beachbeach · 1.5 miArrow Hillhill · under a mileCoteley Bankcliffs · 1.3 miWalkhole Bankcliffs · 1.3 miGutterby Spabeach · 2.4 miSalt Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.2 miSilecroft Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 20 haMillom Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197039 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost 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 4.2 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 329 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMillom Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryHmp Haverigg2.3 miPharmacyBoots2.9 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Haverigg2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL65 miRailway stationSilecroftunder a mileBus stationStagecoach DepotHindpool8.3 miFerrypierWater Yeat11 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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