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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:36 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:34 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,197 residentsin the West Cockermouth & Great Broughton census areaMedian age 49.93,829 households72% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,960 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,143 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October55 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDovenbyhistoric site · 1.3 miTute Hillhill · under a mileStoddart Holewater · under a mileHarrot Hillhill · 1.0 miLady Boatwater · under a mileIsel Hallhistoric site · 3.4 miFitz Woodswoodland · under a milePeatmoor Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHarris Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haCockermouth Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · 1.6 mi · 6 haSt Helens Street Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.2 miHighfield Sports Groundsports ground · 1.3 mi · 3 haThe Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197931 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202641 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 2.8 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,237 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCockermouth Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCastlegate And Derwent Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDerwent House Orthodonticsunder a milePolice stationWorkington Police Station6.6 miCash machineCockermouth Storesunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryFairfield Primary Schoolages 3-11, 455 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCockermouth Schoolages 11-18, 1,254 pupils1.2 miPrimaryAll Saints' CofE Schoolages 2-111.3 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL72 miRailway stationMaryport5.3 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington6.9 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale10 miBus stops31 within a mileEV chargingJoseph Noble Road6.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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