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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA12
Telephone code017687
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:35 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,462 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksChapel, Cumbriahistoric site · under a mileUllock Pikemountain · 2.4 miLittle Tarnlake · 1.5 miSkiddawmountain · 2.7 miScarness Baybay · 1.5 miBassenthwaite Lakelake · 2.0 miWhitewater Dashwaterfall · 2.7 miBowness Baybay · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWhinlatter Forest Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 1,349 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197926 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202638 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.0 · 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
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 262 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMary Hewetson Cottage Hospital (Keswick)5.5 miGP surgeryCastlehead Medical Centre6.2 miPharmacyBoots5.9 miDentist4 Pack Horse Court (Dental Practice)5.9 miPolice stationWorkington Police Station14 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBassenthwaite Primary Schoolages 3-11, 24 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL65 miRailway stationAspatria7.7 miBus stationBus Station (K)Keswick5.8 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale6.1 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationKeswick5.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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