Local servicesHospitalVictoria Cottage Hospital (Maryport)2.1 miGP surgeryMaryport Health Services2.1 miPharmacyAlneburgh Pharmacy LTD2.1 miDentistDental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDearham Primary Schoolages 3-11, 202 pupilsright herePrimaryCrosscanonby St John's CofE Schoolages 3-11, 51 pupils1.2 miSecondaryNetherhall Schoolages 11-18, 894 pupils1.8 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK71 miRailway stationMaryport2.0 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington6.3 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale14 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:36 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:34 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,825 residentsin the Maryport, Dearham & Crosby census areaMedian age 48.54,002 households72% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,108 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,040 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksPleasant Viewhill · under a mileAllonby South Beachbeach · 2.3 miBrown Rigghill · 1.9 miHen Gillvalley · 2.1 miDark Gillvalley · 2.6 miAllonby Baybay · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.1 miPottery Parkplaying field · under a mileMayport Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 32 haPond Greenpark · 3.9 miHarris Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197930 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202645 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,291 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
