Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:32 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:33 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,799 residentsin the Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale census areaMedian age 53.23,944 households84% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright4% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,205 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C792 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWetheral Priory Gatehousehistoric site · 1.4 miScalesceugh Hall and Villashistoric site · 2.0 miCoathouse Islandisland · 1.6 miGlen Willieglen · 1.7 miCastle Hillhill · 1.5 miCorby Bridgebridge · 1.5 miQuarry Poollake · 3.2 miKeel Poollake · 3.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.3 miCarlisle Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 55 haWarwick Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 53 haQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haBrisco Commonpark · 2.0 miThe James Anderson Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,205 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary4.6 miGP surgeryDr Weaving Yew Tree Cottage1.3 miPharmacyDalston Pharmacy LTD2.1 miDentistPleasant View (Dental Surgery)1.3 miPolice stationCarlisle Police Station2.4 miCash machineExelby Services - Golden Fleece (MR-CIT), M6, Junction 421.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCumwhinton Schoolages 4-11, 198 pupilsright herePrimaryPennine Way Primary Schoolages 3-11, 558 pupils1.8 miSecondarySt John Henry Newman Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 703 pupils2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL48 miRailway stationWetheral1.5 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle3.6 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing18 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationCarlisle2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA4 postcode district.
