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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:33 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:29 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,218 residentsin the Appleby, Shap & Kirkby Thore census areaMedian age 51.64,623 households72% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,031 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,367 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°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 landmarksRutter Forcewaterfall · 1.6 miHigh Pikemountain · 2.4 miHolborn Hillhill · under a mileTurkeytarn Hillhill · under a mileAndrew Scarvalley · 1.6 miMask Woodwoodland · under a mileSunbiggin Tarnlake · 3.4 miSayle Bottomvalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWell Greenpark · under a mileButts Greenpark · under a mileThe Greenpark · 3.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197938 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202628 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 4.5 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,964 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation180 m591 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 170 to 253 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital14 miGP surgeryAppleby Medical Practice4.5 miPharmacyEden Pharmacy4.5 miDentistTufton Cottage Dental Practice4.5 miPolice stationAppleby Police StationAppleby-in-Westmorland4.5 miCash machinePost OfficeAppleby4.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAsby Endowed Schoolages 4-11, 20 pupilsright hereSecondaryAppleby Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 357 pupils4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME43 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL49 miRailway stationApplebyAppleby-in-Westmorland4.7 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith15 miFerrypierPooley Bridge15 miEV chargingbp PulseAppleby-In-Westmorland4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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