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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:31 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:32 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,485 residentsin the Brampton & Irthing census areaMedian age 52.33,035 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright17% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,973 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,096 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December63 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlind Tarnlake · 1.2 miTindale Tarnlake · 1.6 miCastle Carrock Castlecastle · 2.7 miTortie Hillhill · under a mileWhinny Fellhill · under a mileCardunneth Pikemountain · 3.3 miCrookburn Pikemountain · 3.9 miBrampton Mottehistoric site · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTalkin Tarn Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 61 haMurray Parkpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197912 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202640 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,307 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation264 m866 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 232 to 448 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrampton War Memorial Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryWhite Lion3.9 miPharmacyBrampton Pharmacy3.9 miDentistDental Surgery4.0 miPolice stationBrampton Police Station4.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Brampton3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHallbankgate Village Schoolages 3-11, 45 pupils1.4 miSecondaryWilliam Howard Schoolages 11-18, 1,312 pupils4.3 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL39 miRailway stationBrampton (Cumbria)2.5 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle11 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park20 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationCarlisle5.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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