Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:34 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:35 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,000 residentsin the Boltons, Warnell & Solway Coast census areaMedian age 53.13,064 households80% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright5% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,475 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C950 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksKingside Hillhill · 1.1 miThrawny Hillhill · 1.3 miRabycote Marshwetland · 1.0 miNut Woodwoodland · under a mileBlaithwaite Househistoric site · 4.5 miBrayton Hallhistoric site · 5.0 miSkinburnessbankbeach · 4.5 miWest Silloth Beachbeach · 4.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.3 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197920 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202648 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 1.8 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,285 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 22 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWigton Hospital4.8 miGP surgerySilloth Group Medical Practice4.5 miPharmacyWell4.3 miDentistAlma Terrace Dental Practice4.4 miPolice stationCumbria Police - Carlisle Shadygrove Road Police StationStainton le Vale13 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Silloth, Silloth4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHolm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 43 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySolway Community Schoolages 11-16, 150 pupils4.3 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL65 miRailway stationWigton5.0 miBus stationStance 3Annan9.9 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale18 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationWigton7.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA5 postcode district.
Unit 4B Aspatria Business Park Park Rd Aspatria Please note we are in the compound with the caravans behind the wooden fence, Aspatria, CA7 3DP · 5.1 mi
