Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:34 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:30 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,218 residentsin the Appleby, Shap & Kirkby Thore census areaMedian age 51.64,623 households72% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,031 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,988 mm of rain a year, 57 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December71 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)
Nearby landmarksLanghowe Pikemountain · 1.6 miShap Stone Avenuehistoric site · 1.2 miShap Abbeywalk or trail · under a mileBrown Hillhill · under a mileGunnerkeld Stone Circlehistoric site · 2.3 miLanshaw Hillhill · under a mileScalebarrow Tarnlake · 2.1 miHugh's Laithes Pikemountain · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMemorial Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haThe Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 1 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197935 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202625 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,964 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation234 m768 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 216 to 299 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital9.5 miGP surgeryShap Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyEden Pharmacy8.9 miDentistTufton Cottage Dental Practice8.9 miPolice stationAppleby Police StationAppleby-in-Westmorland9.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryShap Endowed CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 88 pupilsunder a mileCollegeKendal College14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME51 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL54 miRailway stationApplebyAppleby-in-Westmorland9.2 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith10 miFerrypierHowtown7.6 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationCumbria8.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA10 postcode district.
