Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:33 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:29 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,724 residentsin the Kirkby Stephen, Tebay & Brough census areaMedian age 52.93,459 households73% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,774 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,221 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 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 landmarksPonder Hillhill · under a mileHartley Hillhill · under a mileLaurenjack Poollake · 2.1 miNewclose Springswater · under a milePodgill Holewater · under a mileHigh Pike Hillmountain · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSilver Street Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileJubilee Parkpark · 1.4 miThe Greenpark · 1.6 miSource: 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 197943 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202629 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 4.6 · PM10 7.2 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 broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,959 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation181 m594 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 157 to 290 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRichardson Hospital18 miGP surgeryUpper Eden Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyThe Green Tree Pharmacyunder a mileDentistCumbria Smilesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryKirkby Stephen Primary Schoolages 3-11, 189 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKirkby Stephen Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 377 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME37 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL47 miRailway stationKirkby Stephen2.0 miFerrypierPooley Bridge22 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA17 postcode district.
