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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:35 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:35 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,000 residentsin the Boltons, Warnell & Solway Coast census areaMedian age 53.13,064 households80% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright5% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,475 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 1°C950 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksChoup Hillhill · under a mileGreatlaw Hillhill · under a mileCatherinehole Scarbeach · 3.2 miWest Silloth Beachbeach · 3.3 miTarns Dubwater · 2.2 miSilloth Baybay · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.1 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197922 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202649 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,285 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWigton Hospital6.6 miGP surgerySilloth Group Medical Practice3.2 miPharmacyWell3.0 miDentistAlma Terrace Dental Practice3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHolm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 43 pupils2.0 miSecondarySolway Community Schoolages 11-16, 150 pupils3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL67 miRailway stationAspatria5.3 miBus stationStance 3Annan11 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale18 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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