Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:38 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:34 am – 3:50 pm
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People9,823 residentsin the Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse census areaMedian age 39.54,348 households63% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright28% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,313 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: water and waste 18%, health and social work 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 67% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,081 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 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)
Nearby landmarksSt Bees Beachbeach · 1.1 miSt Bees Headheadland · under a mileIvy Tarnlake · 1.9 miHannah Moorhill · under a mileNorth Headheadland · 1.5 miSaltom Baybay · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Bees School Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 16 haAdams Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haLongland Lake Country Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 13 haTrinity Gardenspark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197945 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202639 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,933 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Cumberland Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryFlatt Walks3.0 miPharmacyMirehouse Pharmacy2.1 miDentistWest Cumberland Hospital2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentIndependentSt Bees Schoolages 11-18, 96 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Bees Village Primary Schoolages 2-11, 162 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe Whitehaven Academyages 11-18, 859 pupils3.2 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK79 miRailway stationSt Beesunder a mileBus stationBus Station (W)Workington10 miFerryHigh Brandelhow Ferry Landing18 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA28 postcode district.
