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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,998 residentsin the Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate census areaMedian age 45.94,753 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,372 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C883 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMilecastle 70historic site · 1.0 miBeaumont Mottehistoric site · 1.2 miCarhead Streamriver · under a mileCoop Streamriver · under a mileBracken Hillhill · 1.5 miNowtler Hillhill · 1.6 miThurstonfield Loughlake · 3.5 miHorse Poollake · 3.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHeysham Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 17 haBitts Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 21 haChance's Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 15 haCarlisle Golf Centre and Driving Rangegolf course · 1.9 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19797 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202645 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 2.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,450 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 34 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary2.3 miGP surgeryCarlisle Healthcare - North Carlisle Medical Practice2.0 miPharmacyAsda Pharmacy1.3 miDentist21D Carlisle1.3 miPolice stationCumbria Police - Carlisle Shadygrove Road Police StationStainton le Vale2.5 miCash machineBP - The Moss MWSA Connect1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryKingmoor Junior Schoolages 7-11, 316 pupils1.5 miPrimaryKingmoor Nursery and Infant Schoolages 3-7, 312 pupils1.6 miSecondaryTrinity Schoolages 11-18, 1,711 pupils3.0 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL52 miRailway stationCarlisle3.2 miBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme2.4 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing23 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkCastle Car ParkCarlisle2.6 miEV chargingCumbria CC Parkhouse1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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