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Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary3.3 miGP surgeryCarlisle Healthcare8 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyDalston Pharmacy LTD4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistEden Dental Practice1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools12 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryPetteril Bank Schoolages 2-11, 147 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPennine Way Primary Schoolages 3-11, 558 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt John Henry Newman Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 703 pupils1.0 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL49 miRailway stationCarlisle2.2 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle2.4 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing18 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA1 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA1 postcode district.

County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:33 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:33 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,878 residentsin the Garlands & Dalston census areaMedian age 45.75,163 households83% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,898 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C794 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 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 landmarksGallows Hillhill · 1.5 miHarraby Hillhill · 1.5 miCoathouse Islandisland · 3.1 miYellow Quarry Woodwoodland · under a mileHolme Head Baywater · 2.1 miCummersdale Baywater · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrisco Commonpark · under a mileGarden Life Community Gardenpark · 1.5 miKeenan Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 9 haBitts Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 21 haBlackwell Commonplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197910 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,588 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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