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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:34 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:32 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,500 residentsin the Askham, Ullswater & Greystoke census areaMedian age 53.52,456 households71% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,792 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: hospitality 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,192 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December63 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksFlusco Pikemountain · 2.7 miHutton-in-the-Forestforest · 2.0 miBright Tarnlake · 2.9 miGillcambon Tarnlake · 3.0 miDeer Wellswater · 1.4 miHigh Dykehill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDalemain Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 66 haCastle Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 4 haWetheriggs Country Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 202636 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,013 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation183 m600 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 171 to 249 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryBirbeck Medical Group4.8 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy4.1 miDentistDental Surgery3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGreystoke Primary Schoolages 3-11, 51 pupils1.5 miPrimarySkelton Schoolages 3-11, 87 pupils2.0 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrithages 11-18, 1,026 pupils4.2 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL52 miRailway stationPenrith North Lakes4.1 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith4.2 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing5.4 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA11 postcode district.


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