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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA20
Telephone code019467
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:38 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:33 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,373 residentsin the Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale census areaMedian age 53.03,896 households83% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,848 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: water and waste 21%, construction 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C1,161 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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: 5 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 14°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 landmarksPonsonby Tarnlake · 1.6 miCalder Abbeyhistoric site · 2.2 miStone Pikemountain · 2.8 miGreycroft Stone Circlehistoric site · 2.4 miStubshead Hillhill · under a mileGallows Hillhill · under a mileIrton Pikemountain · 3.4 miSeascale Beachbeach · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSchool Greenpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197947 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202630 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,345 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Cumberland Hospital9.3 miGP surgerySeascale Health Centre2.4 miPharmacySeascale Pharmacy2.4 miDentist9 Market Place [Dental Practice]5.7 miPolice stationCumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station11 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Seascale Gosforth Rd2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGosforth CofE Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 96 pupilsright hereCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL79 miRailway stationSeascale2.5 miFerryHigh Brandelhow Ferry Landing15 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkGosforth Car ParkSeascaleunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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