Local servicesHospitalBrampton War Memorial Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryDr Weaving Beech House1.9 miPharmacyBrampton Pharmacy2.4 miDentistDental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHayton CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 142 pupilsright hereSecondaryWilliam Howard Schoolages 11-18, 1,312 pupils2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL44 miRailway stationBrampton (Cumbria)3.0 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle6.6 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park21 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:32 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:33 am – 3:44 pm
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People8,799 residentsin the Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale census areaMedian age 53.23,944 households84% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright4% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,205 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C938 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksKeel Poollake · 2.0 miCow Hillhill · under a mileQuarry Poollake · 2.0 miLong Hillhill · under a mileLittle Corby Islandisland · 2.0 miMiddle Streamriver · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTalkin Tarn Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 61 haWarwick Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 53 haBrampton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 58 haMurray Parkpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19799 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202641 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 7.3 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 broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,205 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
