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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:35 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:34 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,094 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksTallentire Hillhill · 1.5 miGrave's Poollake · 3.1 miGallowbarrow Hillhill · 1.7 miAllonby South Beachbeach · 3.7 miTop Woodwoodland · 1.5 miAllonby Baybay · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPond Greenpark · 1.4 miThe Greenpark · 2.1 miCrosby Villa Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.7 miHarris Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197928 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.6 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
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCockermouth Community Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryAspatria Medical Group2.7 miPharmacyBoots2.7 miDentistDerwent House Orthodontics4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryOughterside Primary Schoolages 2-11, 69 pupils1.5 miPrimaryPlumbland CofE Schoolages 4-11, 53 pupils1.9 miSecondaryBeacon Hill Community Schoolages 11-16, 135 pupils2.9 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL70 miRailway stationAspatria2.6 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington9.1 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale13 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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