Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:33 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:30 am – 3:45 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 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,143 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December74 days of air frost, 2 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · within reachKirkby Thorepark · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197929 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: 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.8 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
Elevation193 m633 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 278 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital8.3 miGP surgeryTemple Sowerby Medical Practice3.1 miPharmacyEden Pharmacy5.9 miDentistTufton Cottage Dental Practice5.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMilburn Schoolages 3-11, 19 pupilsright hereSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL43 miRailway stationLangwathby5.7 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith8.6 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing12 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA10 postcode district.
