Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:33 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:33 am – 3:46 pm
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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 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C889 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 5 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mile · 5 haDalston Hall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 25 haDalston Recreation Centresports ground · under a mileChance's Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 15 haHeysham Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197912 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 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 2.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.8 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
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary3.8 miGP surgeryDalston Medical Groupunder a milePharmacyDalston Pharmacy Limitedright hereDentistYork Place Dental3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySt Michael's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 186 pupilsright hereSecondaryCaldew Schoolages 11-18, 990 pupilsunder a mileIndependentLime House Schoolages 7-18, 54 pupils2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL53 miRailway stationDalston (Cumbria)under a mileBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme4.0 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing17 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA5 postcode district.
