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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 23 min4:32 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:34 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,007 residentsin the Longtown & Border census areaMedian age 50.62,712 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,975 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, farming, forestry and fishing 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C956 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 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 landmarksPyotnook Poollake · under a mileClog Poollake · under a mileRed Cleughvalley · 1.4 miCrofthead Woodwoodland · under a mileMiller's Cleughvalley · 1.5 miSlackbraes Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiverside Doilies Braepark · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19793 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202032 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: 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 4.2 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,928 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 47 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThomas Hope Hospital8.7 miGP surgeryLongtown Medical Centre1.2 miPharmacyBoots1.4 miDentistGretna Dental Practice4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLongtown Primary Schoolages 3-11, 182 pupils1.2 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL50 miRailway stationGretna Green4.6 miBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme8.9 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park20 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA6 postcode district.


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