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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA14
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:37 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:34 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,190 residentsin the Parton & Distington census areaMedian age 47.52,296 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright22% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,326 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, water and waste 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle58% 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, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,205 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°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 landmarksHallcat Gillvalley · under a mileNat Hillbeach · 2.6 miMoss Baybay · 2.3 miCopperas Hillhill · 1.4 miProvidence Baybay · 2.5 miGilgarran Gillvalley · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileDistington Golf Course and Driving Rangegolf course · under a mile · 25 haVulcan Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 6 haLonsdale Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 7 haSource: 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 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202641 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 3.0 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,472 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWorkington Community Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryDistington Surgeryunder a milePharmacyHarrington Pharmacy1.5 miDentistKerrypark Dental Practice2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryDistington Community Schoolages 3-11, 114 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEnergy Coast UTCages 14-19, 383 pupils1.3 miPrimaryBeckstone Primary Schoolages 3-11, 375 pupils1.4 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbriaunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK75 miRailway stationHarrington1.5 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington3.1 miFerryHawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing15 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA14 postcode district.


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