Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBirbeck Medical Group2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPenrith Dental Clinic 1under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryNorth Lakes Schoolages 7-11, 161 pupilsunder a mileIndependentHunter Hall Schoolages 2-11, 80 pupils1.0 miSecondaryUllswater Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,520 pupils1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL50 miRailway stationPenrith North Lakes1.4 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith1.4 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing4.5 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA10 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:33 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:31 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,218 residentsin the Appleby, Shap & Kirkby Thore census areaMedian age 51.64,623 households72% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,031 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle36% 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 higher18% 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°C1,048 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December61 days of air frost, 6 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 spacesWetheriggs Country Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haCastle Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 4 haPenrith Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 6 haFrenchfield Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 17 haDalemain Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 66 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197926 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 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 3.8 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,964 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 107 to 166 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
