Local servicesHospitalVictoria Cottage Hospital (Maryport)under a mileGP surgeryMaryport Health Servicesunder a milePharmacyAlneburgh Pharmacy LTD3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools9 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryEllenborough Academyages 2-7, 50 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNetherton Infant Schoolages 2-7, 69 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNetherhall Schoolages 11-18, 894 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK70 miRailway stationMaryportunder a mileBus stationBus Station (W)Workington5.2 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale15 miBus stops47 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA15 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA15 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:36 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:35 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,548 residentsin the Flimby, Ellenborough & Broughton Moor census areaMedian age 40.82,906 households49% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright40% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,792 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, construction 14%Getting to work: 12% work from home, 70% go by car, 5% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages16% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,045 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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 landmarksAllonby South Beachbeach · 2.5 miPudding Pie Hillhill · 1.0 miHen Gillvalley · under a milePleasant Viewhill · 1.4 miDark Gillvalley · 1.2 miEwanrigg Hall Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenplaying field · under a mileMayport Golf Coursegolf course · 1.8 mi · 32 haThe Wavesports ground · under a milePottery Parkplaying field · 1.2 miLonsdale Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 7 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 197932 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202646 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
