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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA12 postcode district.

County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA12
Telephone code017687
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:36 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:32 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,279 residentsin the Keswick & Derwent Valley census areaMedian age 53.42,908 households67% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright19% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,965 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: hospitality 24%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 42% go by car, 1% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle56% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows 0°C3,292 mm of rain a year, 92 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 3 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 17°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 14°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 5°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksScaleclose Forcewaterfall · under a mileGalleny Forcewaterfall · 1.2 miLaunchy Tarnlake · 1.6 miWatendlath Tarnlake · 1.6 miSmithymire Islandisland · 1.3 miKnottshill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGlaramarasports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 1 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197936 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202628 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 1.5 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,325 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 438 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMary Hewetson Cottage Hospital (Keswick)6.1 miGP surgeryCastlehead Medical Centre5.5 miPharmacyBoots5.7 miDentistBrundholme Dental Practice LTD.5.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBorrowdale CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 31 pupilsright hereSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL68 miRailway stationWindermere14 miBus stationBus Station (K)Keswick5.8 miFerryPierBorrowdale3.1 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA12 postcode district.


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