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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtLA2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:37 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:28 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,481 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 6°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 18°CASeptember: 10 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°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 landmarksSooby Gill Waterfallwaterfall · 1.2 miHornby Castlecastle · 1.9 miHornby-with-Farletonhistoric site · 1.8 miLittledale Hallhistoric site · 2.8 miMill Houses Forcewaterfall · 3.7 miRantree Hillhill · 1.7 miHornby Bridgebridge · 1.7 miShaw's Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLune Valley Junior Football Clubplaying field · under a mileBull Beck Picnic Sitepark · 1.7 miLune Valley Swimming Poolsports ground · 1.9 miWennington Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes142 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197640 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 20268 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 4.3 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.6 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
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidge Lea Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryWest View Surgery1.6 miPharmacyCaton Pharmacy2.3 miDentistCaton Dental Practice2.3 miPolice stationLancaster Constabulary6.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Caton, Caton2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimaryHornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 16 pupils1.8 miIndependentOneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campusages 7-18, 32 pupils1.9 miSecondaryCarnforth High Schoolages 11-16, 657 pupils4.4 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College6.8 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA44 miRailway stationWennington3.9 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre6.2 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLancaster4.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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