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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA6
Telephone code01253
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 24 min4:30 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 9 min8:34 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,007 residentsin the Longtown & Border census areaMedian age 50.62,712 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,975 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, farming, forestry and fishing 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,331 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December67 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: -0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Poollake · under a mileThe Border Forest Parkforest · 2.1 miDog Poollake · 2.7 miEllery Hillhill · 1.3 miSkelton Pikemountain · 3.8 miKershope Forestforest · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19798 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202040 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: 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 1.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,928 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 200 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrampton War Memorial Hospital10 miGP surgeryNewcastleton Medical Practice6.9 miPharmacyNewcastleton Medical Practice6.9 miDentistDental Surgery10 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBewcastle Schoolages 3-11, 19 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL42 miRailway stationBrampton (Cumbria)11 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park10 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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