Staveley (South Lakeland)

11°CMist

• Today: 16° / 10° · 28% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:35

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

10 reported · July 2026▲ 43% YoY

• Public order3
• Violence & sexual offences3
• Burglary1
• Drugs1

Neighbourhood team: Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere and Staveley · 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)

24 food businesses within 2 miles

• 24 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Staveley (0.2 km)
• 9 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: 164.9p · Asda (9.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (9.2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Cumbria Wildlife Trust (4.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Tour de France Grand Départ Trophy draws the crowds at County Show
• South Lakeland Family Hub - August news
• Relining works to begin, improving parking spaces at Westmorland Shopping Centre
• New plan aims to turn council spending into bigger benefits for local communities
• Kendal bridge to close for five days for essential repairs

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

• In a conservation area (Staveley)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 14 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

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

Westmorland and Lonsdale

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 & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

95% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 58% · Wind 21% · Biomass 15% · Gas 3%

32 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Westmorland and Lonsdale:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership417 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office292 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership278 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s241 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks236 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide

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

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  Staveley railway station · 0.2 km

  Staveley railway station serves the village of Staveley, in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on the Windermere Branch Line, which connects Oxenholme and Windermere. The station is owned by Network Rail and is operated b…

• Nether Staveley · 0.2 km

  Nether Staveley is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The parish comprises the part of the village of Staveley south of the River Gowan and River Kent, and areas of farmland south of the vill…

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  Staveley, Cumbria · 0.2 km

  Staveley is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it is situated 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Kendal where the River Kent is joined by its tr…

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  Staveley Mill Yard · 0.3 km

  Staveley Mill Yard is a former bobbin (spool) mill, which is now used for a variety of different local industries, shops and other commercial ventures. It is situated in the centre of the village of Staveley, Cumbria,…

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  Over Staveley · 0.3 km

  Over Staveley is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The parish comprises most of the village of Staveley north of the River Gowan, and areas of farmland and fell extending some 3 miles (5 km)…

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  St James' Church, Staveley · 0.4 km

  St James' Church, Staveley is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Staveley, Cumbria. As at 2026, the building is closed following the identification of structural problems in 2025.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)