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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA11
Telephone code01768
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:33 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:31 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,730 residentsin the Penrith Central & West census areaMedian age 42.63,673 households50% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright26% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,898 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, hospitality 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 51% go by car, 5% take public transport, 29% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C917 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFlusco Pikemountain · 3.3 miBeacon Hillhill · under a mileStainton Islandisland · 2.0 miHackmoor Hillshills · 2.0 miCarleton Hillhill · 1.5 miGardenbank Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCastle Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haWetheriggs Country Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haPenrith Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 6 haDalemain Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 66 haFrenchfield Sports Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197925 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202635 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 5.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,825 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 267 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBirbeck Medical Group2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWhitecross Dental Care LTDright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryBrunswick Schoolages 3-7, 140 pupilsright herePrimarySt Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrithages 4-11, 104 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUllswater Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,520 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL50 miRailway stationPenrith North Lakesunder a mileBus stationBus Station (P)Penrithunder a mileFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing4.8 miBus stops68 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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