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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:35 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:33 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,287 mm of rain a year, 63 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 10°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLonscale Pikemountain · 1.9 miSkiddawmountain · 2.2 miCarlside Tarnlake · 1.7 miThornthwaite Forestforest · 1.4 miIsthmus Baybay · 1.8 miGalmire Baybay · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Town's Fieldpark · 1.2 mi · 8 haUpper Fitz Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 2 haCrow Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 8 haLower Fitz Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 11 haDavidson Park Rugby Football Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haHope Parksports ground · 1.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197929 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 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 4.0 · PM10 5.9 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
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 512 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMary Hewetson Cottage Hospital (Keswick)under a mileGP surgeryCastlehead Medical Centre1.6 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentist4 Pack Horse Court (Dental Practice)1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryKeswick Schoolages 11-18, 1,208 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 266 pupils1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL65 miRailway stationAspatria12 miBus stationBus Station (K)Keswick1.3 miFerryKeswick Ferry Landing1.8 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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