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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:36 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:35 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,148 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRNAD Broughton Moorhistoric site · 2.3 miAlauna Carvetiorum Roman Forthistoric site · 2.5 miDark Gillvalley · under a milePeatmere Hillhill · 1.3 miHen Gillvalley · 1.3 miBuckbank Woodwoodland · under a mileChurch Hillhill · 2.2 miFlimby Great Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSpringfieldplaying field · 1.7 miLonsdale Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 7 haThe Wavesports ground · 1.9 miVulcan Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 6 haThe Greenpark · 3.3 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 197934 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202645 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.4 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
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Cottage Hospital (Maryport)1.6 miGP surgeryMaryport Health Services1.6 miPharmacyAlneburgh Pharmacy LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistBroadside House2.0 miPolice stationWorkington Police Station3.1 miCash machineSelect Convenience (Mirren), Flimbyright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools9 primaryPrimaryFlimby Primary Schoolages 2-11, 112 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrasslot Infant Schoolages 2-7, 65 pupils1.6 miSecondaryNetherhall Schoolages 11-18, 894 pupils2.4 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK70 miRailway stationFlimbyunder a mileBus stationBus Station (W)Workington3.2 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale16 miBus stops14 within a mileEV chargingAllerdale House Workington3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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