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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA26
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:37 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:33 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,579 residentsin the Cleator Moor, Frizington & Ennerdale census areaMedian age 47.15,400 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright19% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 5,383 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: water and waste 20%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,551 mm of rain a year, 53 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHole Gillvalley · 1.1 miEnnerdale Waterlake · 2.8 miMurton Fellhill · 1.6 miHolme Forcewaterfall · 3.6 miMockerkin Tarnlake · 3.3 miGodworthhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLongland Lake Country Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202636 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband25% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation201 m659 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 137 to 295 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Cumberland Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryGriffin Close2.4 miPharmacyLakes Pharmacy2.4 miDentistCleator Moor Dental Practice3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryKirkland Church of England Academyages 2-11, 42 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEnnerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 36 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Whitehaven Academyages 11-18, 859 pupils4.9 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL77 miRailway stationCorkickle5.9 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington7.9 miFerryHigh Brandelhow Ferry Landing11 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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