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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:36 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:33 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,732 residentsin the East Cockermouth & Buttermere census areaMedian age 52.43,560 households76% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,526 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,957 mm of rain a year, 57 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSpout Forcewaterfall · 1.3 miLadyside Pikemountain · 2.3 miGrisedale Pikemountain · 3.0 miKirk Fellhill · 1.0 miLorton Valevalley · under a mileHarrothill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWhinlatter Forest Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 1,349 haHarris Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197932 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202637 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 3.9 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,034 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 398 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCockermouth Community Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryCastlegate And Derwent Surgery4.1 miPharmacyJ W W Allison & Sons LTD4.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLorton Schoolages 4-11, 45 pupilsright hereSecondaryCockermouth Schoolages 11-18, 1,254 pupils3.9 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL70 miRailway stationAspatria9.8 miBus stationBus Station (K)Keswick6.5 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale6.0 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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