Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:32 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:33 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,799 residentsin the Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale census areaMedian age 53.23,944 households84% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright4% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,205 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C940 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksWhin Hillhill · under a mileMillburn Hillhill · under a mileQuarry Poollake · 2.5 miKeel Poollake · 2.7 miCardunneth Pikemountain · 3.8 miLittle Corby Islandisland · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWarwick Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 53 haTalkin Tarn Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 61 haThe Greenpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197910 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202650 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,205 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrampton War Memorial Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryDr Weaving Beech House2.1 miPharmacyBrampton Pharmacy3.9 miDentistPleasant View (Dental Surgery)2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHayton CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 142 pupils1.6 miSecondaryWilliam Howard Schoolages 11-18, 1,312 pupils4.0 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL44 miRailway stationWetheral2.5 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle6.5 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing19 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA4 postcode district.
