Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:37 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:27 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,995 residentsin the Kellet & Lune Valley census areaMedian age 54.22,617 households80% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright3% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,815 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle35% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,701 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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 landmarksKiln Cloughvalley · under a mileGreat Stone of Fourstoneshistoric site · 2.6 miIvah Great Hillhill · 1.3 miLittle Hare Cloughvalley · 1.1 miHard Hillhill · 1.4 miMean Garth Woodwoodland · under a mileWray Wood Moor Tarnlake · 3.2 miMill Houses Forcewaterfall · 3.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197638 mi away, WidnesMost 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 4.7 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,772 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation194 m636 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 146 to 311 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastleberg Hospital9.4 miGP surgeryBentham Medical Practice4.4 miPharmacyWell4.3 miDentistAshfield House Dental Practice4.3 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire Police - Settle Police Station10 miCash machineNatwestHigh Bentham4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 28 pupils1.7 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College12.3 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA38 miRailway stationBenthamHigh Bentham4.1 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre11 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal16 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationCarnforth6.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA2 postcode district.
