Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:34 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:34 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,979 residentsin the Wigton & Silloth census areaMedian age 50.75,022 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright16% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,966 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C929 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesWatchtree Nature Reservepark · 3.9 mi · 83 haThe Greenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197916 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 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 4.1 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,503 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWigton Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryWigton Group Medical Practice1.8 miPharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistThe Dental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 136 pupils1.4 miPrimaryThomlinson Junior Schoolages 7-11, 227 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Nelson Thomlinson Schoolages 11-18, 1,095 pupils1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL60 miRailway stationWigton1.2 miBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme9.5 miFerrypierNichol End17 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA7 postcode district.
