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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA13
Telephone code01604
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:35 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:34 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,732 residentsin the East Cockermouth & Buttermere census areaMedian age 52.43,560 households76% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,526 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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 January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,323 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 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 landmarksClints Cragshill · under a mileMoota Hillhill · 1.0 miEllers Woodwoodland · under a mileGill Woodwoodland · under a mileBuckholme Islandisland · 3.1 miLong Bottomvalley · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHarris Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 5 haPond Greenpark · 3.9 miThe Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197928 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 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 4.0 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,034 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 238 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCockermouth Community Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryCastlegate And Derwent Surgery2.7 miPharmacyCastlegate Pharmacy2.7 miDentistSt Helens Dental Practice3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL69 miRailway stationAspatria4.0 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington9.9 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale9.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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