Local servicesHospitalCockermouth Community Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryCastlegate And Derwent Surgery3.1 miPharmacyBoots2.8 miDentistDerwent House Orthodontics2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBroughton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 146 pupilsright herePrimarySt Bridget's CofE Schoolages 3-11, 82 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCockermouth Schoolages 11-18, 1,254 pupils3.4 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK73 miRailway stationFlimby3.7 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington4.8 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale12 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:36 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:34 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,197 residentsin the West Cockermouth & Great Broughton census areaMedian age 49.93,829 households72% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,960 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,138 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBoat Holewater · under a mileCaldron Hillhill · under a mileCaldron Dubwater · under a mileChapels Hillhill · 1.3 miHoldens Gillvalley · 1.7 miCopeland Gillvalley · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHarris Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 5 haThe Greenpark · 3.9 miLonsdale Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197932 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,237 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
