Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:35 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:35 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,108 residentsin the Aspatria & Abbeytown census areaMedian age 49.73,604 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,742 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C952 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.7 miSpring Leasports ground · 2.0 miPond Greenpark · 3.4 miSource: 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 197925 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 1.7 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,934 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Cottage Hospital (Maryport)7.5 miGP surgeryAspatria Medical Group3.4 miPharmacyBoots3.4 miDentistAlma Terrace Dental Practice5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHolme St Cuthbert Schoolages 2-11, 21 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBeacon Hill Community Schoolages 11-16, 135 pupils3.4 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK67 miRailway stationAspatria3.7 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington12 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale17 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA15 postcode district.
Unit 4B Aspatria Business Park Park Rd Aspatria Please note we are in the compound with the caravans behind the wooden fence, Aspatria, CA7 3DP · 3.8 mi
