Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:33 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:34 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,559 residentsin the Belle Vue & Burgh census areaMedian age 50.63,243 households88% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright4% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,711 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C882 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksBracken Hillhill · under a mileCopt Hillhill · under a mileCarhead Streamriver · 1.5 miThurstonfield Loughlake · 2.6 miCoop Streamriver · 1.9 miTile Kiln Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHeysham Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 17 haBitts Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 21 haWatchtree Nature Reservepark · 3.8 mi · 83 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19798 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202646 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,359 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary3.1 miGP surgeryNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Ft3.1 miPharmacyAsda Pharmacy2.5 miDentist21D Carlisle2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBurgh by Sands Schoolages 3-11, 91 pupils1.4 miPrimaryRockcliffe CofE Schoolages 3-11, 115 pupils1.7 miSecondaryRichard Rose Morton Academyages 11-18, 905 pupils3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL53 miRailway stationCarlisle4.1 miBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme3.3 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing23 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA5 postcode district.
