Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:37 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:33 am – 3:49 pm
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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 July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,877 mm of rain a year, 56 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November54 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 landmarksHolme Forcewaterfall · 1.9 miMockerkin Tarnlake · 1.5 miHigh Howshill · under a mileOwsen Fellhill · under a mileHoledalevalley · under a mileCogra Mosswater · under a mileBranthwaite Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miHall Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197937 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.2 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
Elevation189 m620 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 135 to 390 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCockermouth Community Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryGriffin Close4.1 miPharmacyLakes Pharmacy4.0 miDentistCleator Moor Dental Practice5.6 miPolice stationWorkington Police Station7.2 miCash machineFrizington Post Office4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL76 miRailway stationHarrington6.8 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington7.3 miFerryHawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing10 miEV chargingJoseph Noble Road4.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA14 postcode district.
