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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtLA5
Telephone code01524
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:37 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:28 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,943 residentsin the Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton census areaMedian age 51.34,494 households79% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,562 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,128 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°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 landmarksWarton Old Rectoryhistoric site · 1.2 miPine Lakelake · 1.4 miKeer Aqueducthistoric site · 2.1 miHunting Hillhill · under a mileWheel Holewater · under a mileWood Tarn Pondpond · under a mileWarton Craghill · 1.6 miPedder Potts Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCarnforth Community Swimming Poolsports ground · under a mileWarton Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.6 miCinderbarrow Picnic Sitepark · 3.4 miHappy Mount Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 5 haCarus Parkpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197642 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20264 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 5.5 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,793 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 47 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryPes@Philip Jones Opticians, Lsc Icb4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationMorecambe Police Station5.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Carnforthunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCarnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 113 pupilsright herePrimaryCarnforth Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 99 pupilsright hereSecondaryCarnforth High Schoolages 11-16, 657 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College5.1 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA48 miRailway stationCarnforthunder a mileBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre5.5 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal8.8 miBus stops42 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseCarnforth2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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