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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:32 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:33 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C940 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksCastle Carrock Castlecastle · 2.5 miWarwick Bridgehistoric site · 2.0 miMillburn Hillhill · under a mileWhin Hillhill · under a mileQuarry Poollake · 2.0 miKeel Poollake · 2.1 miWetheral Priory Gatehousehistoric site · 2.7 miLittle Corby Islandisland · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWarwick Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 53 haTalkin Tarn Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 61 haThe Greenpark · 2.8 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 202640 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.6 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
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrampton War Memorial Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryDr Weaving Beech House1.7 miPharmacyBrampton Pharmacy3.2 miDentistPleasant View (Dental Surgery)2.8 miPolice stationBrampton Police Station3.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Warwick Bridge - Carlisle, Warwick Bridge1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHayton CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 142 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWilliam Howard Schoolages 11-18, 1,312 pupils3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL44 miRailway stationWetheral2.6 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle6.4 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing20 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationCarlisle3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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