Local servicesHospitalCockermouth Community Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryGriffin Close5.1 miPharmacyBoots5.0 miDentistDental Surgery5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryDean CofE Schoolages 2-11, 96 pupils1.8 miSecondaryEnergy Coast UTCages 14-19, 383 pupils4.6 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL75 miRailway stationHarrington6.4 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington6.5 miFerryHawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing10 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:37 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:34 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,732 residentsin the East Cockermouth & Buttermere census areaMedian age 52.43,560 households76% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,526 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,469 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November58 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksMockerkin Tarnlake · under a mileHolme Forcewaterfall · 2.1 miMockerkin Howhill · under a mileToot Hillhill · under a mileHoledalevalley · under a mileHoledale Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHarris Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197936 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202638 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 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,034 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation161 m528 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 248 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
