Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:37 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:34 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,237 residentsin the Harrington, Stainburn & Great Clifton census areaMedian age 47.23,178 households82% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,491 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: water and waste 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,206 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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)
Parks and green spacesDistington Golf Course and Driving Rangegolf course · under a mile · 25 haVulcan Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 6 haThe Greenpark · 1.7 miLonsdale Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 7 haMoorbank (Recn Gd)playing field · 1.4 miAnnie Pit Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 mi · 2 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 197938 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 3.0 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,465 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWorkington Community Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryDistington Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyHarrington Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKerrypark Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeckstone Primary Schoolages 3-11, 375 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEnergy Coast UTCages 14-19, 383 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLakes College - West Cumbriaunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK74 miRailway stationHarrington1.0 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington1.9 miFerryHawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing16 miBus stops47 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA14 postcode district.
