Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:33 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:28 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,724 residentsin the Kirkby Stephen, Tebay & Brough census areaMedian age 52.93,459 households73% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,774 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 4°C, lows -0°C1,934 mm of rain a year, 55 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 · 3.1 miJubilee Parkpark · 3.5 miSilver Street Memorial Gardenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 1 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197947 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202626 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 1.5 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.1 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 broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,959 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation258 m846 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 242 to 464 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital18 miGP surgeryUpper Eden Medical Practice4.4 miPharmacyThe Green Tree Pharmacy4.4 miDentistCumbria Smiles4.3 miPolice stationCumbria Constabulary - Kirkby Stephen Police Station4.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME37 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA47 miRailway stationKirkby Stephen3.3 miFerryWindermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry TerminalBowness on Windermere24 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingChristian Head Car Park - Kirkby Stephen4.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA17 postcode district.
