Arnside

15°CMist

• Today: 18° / 13° · 63% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:32

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

8 reported · July 2026▲ 33% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences6
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe · Cumbria

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

383 reported road collisions (2024)

131 killed or seriously injured · 480 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

29 food businesses within 2 miles

• 24 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Arnside (0.4 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£230,066 average▲ 11.1% YoY

Across Westmorland and Furness · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£812 average monthly rent▲ 6.5% YoY

• 1 bed £601
• 2 bed £769
• 3 bed £937

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

5.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.9 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (9.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (9.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: The Willowfield Hotel (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches5
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Tour de France Grand Départ Trophy draws the crowds at County Show
• South Lakeland Family Hub - August news
• Residents invited to have their say on local polling arrangements
• Relining works to begin, improving parking spaces at Westmorland Shopping Centre
• New plan aims to turn council spending into bigger benefits for local communities

Source: Westmorland and Furness Council

226,591 residents in Westmorland and Furness

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

£2,508 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (25% of 117,810)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

162 schools · 31,227 pupils

121 primary · 19 secondary · 22 other

Ofsted: 49 of 54 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

147inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Westmorland and Furness

227 CQC-registered services

• Care homes59
• GP practices39
• Dentists55
• Homecare agencies48
• Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Westmorland and Furness

• Not in the Green Belt
• 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

255 applications decided

92.9% granted · 237 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Lizzi Collinge

Labour

Morecambe and Lunesdale

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 15
• Con 9
• LD 35
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning

Source: Adzuna

£812 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,301 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 23,188 certificates

12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

78% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 40% · Wind 32% · Imports 12% · Gas 10%

45 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 64.4 women · 62.8 men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

2 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in LA5

• Ash Trees Surgery
• Pes@Philip Jones Opticians, Lsc Icb

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Morecambe and Lunesdale:

• New legislation for ponds to have safety measures to prevent access by children736 local signatures · 4,085 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office394 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership337 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s332 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership291 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  St James' Church, Arnside · 0.1 km

  St James' Church is in the village of Arnside, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

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  Arnside · 0.3 km

  Arnside is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is historically part of Westmorland, near the border with Lancashire, England. The Lake District National Park is located a few mi…

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  Limestone Link (Cumbria) · 0.4 km

  The Limestone Link is a waymarked footpath in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, connecting Arnside and Kirkby Lonsdale, a distance of 13 miles (21 km).

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  Arnside railway station · 0.4 km

  Arnside is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 6 miles 21 chains (10.1 km) from Carnforth, serves the village of Arnside in Cumbria. It is o…

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  Arnside Bore · 0.5 km

  The Arnside Bore is a tidal bore on the estuary of the River Kent in England, United Kingdom.

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  Arnside Viaduct · 0.5 km

  Arnside Viaduct is a viaduct carrying the Lancaster to Barrow railway line over the River Kent. Construction started in 1856, finished in 1857 and expanded to a two-track railway in 1863. It received a major upgrade a…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)