Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:37 am – 9:47 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 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 2°C1,348 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 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 landmarksLittledale Hallhistoric site · under a mileGresgarth Hallhistoric site · 1.4 miClougha Pikemountain · 2.0 miWhite Spoutwaterfall · 2.0 miPotts Hillhill · under a mileLittledalevalley · under a mileSooby Gill Waterfallwaterfall · 2.9 miBellhill Cloughvalley · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBull Beck Picnic Sitepark · 1.6 miWilliamson Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 22 haMoor Parkpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes143 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 197637 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202610 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.3 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
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 217 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidge Lea Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryCaton Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyCaton Pharmacy1.9 miDentistCaton Dental Practice1.9 miPolice stationLancaster Constabulary4.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Caton, Caton1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCaton St Paul's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 171 pupils1.4 miPrimaryCaton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 81 pupils1.6 miSecondaryLancaster High Schoolages 11-16, 567 pupils4.1 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA44 miRailway stationLancaster5.1 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre4.8 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal9.4 miEV chargingbp PulseLancaster3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA2 postcode district.
