Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:34 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:31 am – 3:46 pm
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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 January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,247 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December65 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 landmarksBirkrigg Knowehill · under a mileRowland's Lumwater · under a mileRound Hillhill · 1.0 miTown Gillvalley · under a mileBurnbank Dubswater · 1.2 miDobson Bottomvalley · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.9 miWetheriggs Country Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197930 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.8 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
Elevation200 m656 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 161 to 241 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryTemple Sowerby Medical Practice4.2 miPharmacyWell4.6 miDentistPenrith Dental Clinic 14.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLowther Endowed Schoolages 5-11, 34 pupils1.1 miSecondaryUllswater Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,520 pupils4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL50 miRailway stationPenrith North Lakes5.3 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith5.3 miFerrypierPooley Bridge5.7 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA10 postcode district.
