Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:38 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:27 am – 3:50 pm
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People10,904 residentsin the University, Galgate & Dolphinholme census areaMedian age 22.72,701 households78% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright3% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.6% unemployment rate42% of adults are economically active, 3,713 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: education 19%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 52% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,785 mm of rain a year, 63 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksDeep Cloughvalley · under a mileHawthornthwaite Fell Tophill · under a mileWell Brook Cloughvalley · under a mileLittle Hareden Tarnlake · 2.6 miBrennand Tarnlake · 2.8 miAbbeystead Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes139 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 197631 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202616 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,335 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation288 m945 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 150 to 478 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidge Lea Hospital8.2 miGP surgeryGalgate Surgery6.7 miPharmacyGalgate Pharmacy6.7 miDentistStaina House Dental Surgery7.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCawthorne's Endowed Schoolages 3-11, 34 pupils1.9 miCollegeMyerscough College9.5 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA40 miRailway stationLancaster9.1 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre8.9 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham12 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA2 postcode district.
