Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:32 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:31 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,437 residentsin the Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor census areaMedian age 52.92,820 households76% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,233 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 7% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -1°C1,110 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December71 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksRaven Forcewaterfall · under a mileSwarth Gillvalley · under a mileScales Cleughvalley · under a mileDyrah Hillhill · 1.4 miHow Moorhill · 1.5 miWoldgill Tarnlake · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBerry Moor Commonpark · 3.1 mi · 3 haThe Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 2 haLazonby Community Parkpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197920 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation245 m804 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 188 to 350 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlston Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryKirkoswald Surgery3.6 miPharmacyAlston Pharmacy7.1 miDentistAlston Dental Practice7.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL41 miRailway stationLazonby & Kirkoswald4.3 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith9.6 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing15 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA10 postcode district.
