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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA9
Telephone code01434
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:31 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:31 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,437 residentsin the Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor census areaMedian age 52.92,820 households76% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,233 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 7% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,448 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December77 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 4°CJFebruary: -1 to 5°CFMarch: 0 to 6°CMApril: 2 to 9°CAMay: 4 to 13°CMJune: 7 to 15°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 9 to 16°CASeptember: 7 to 14°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 7°CNDecember: -1 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLow Forcewaterfall · under a mileHigh Forcewaterfall · under a mileWhitley Castlecastle · 2.0 miIsaacs Tea Trailwalk or trail · 2.5 miLow Bottomvalley · 1.8 miHorse Edgehill · 2.2 miPike Riggmountain · 4.7 miCat's Cleughvalley · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197923 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation298 m978 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 256 to 440 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlston Hospitalright hereGP surgeryAlston Medical Practiceright herePharmacyAlston Pharmacyright hereDentistAlston Dental Practiceright herePolice stationBrampton Police Station15 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAlston Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupilsright hereSecondarySamuel King's Schoolages 11-16, 113 pupilsright hereSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL34 miRailway stationAlstonunder a mileFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing21 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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