Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:37 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:33 am – 3:49 pm
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People11,579 residentsin the Cleator Moor, Frizington & Ennerdale census areaMedian age 47.15,400 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright19% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 5,383 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: water and waste 20%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher22% 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°C1,398 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 3 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 spacesLongland Lake Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 13 haThe Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202637 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · 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
Broadband25% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 143 to 210 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Cumberland Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryGriffin Close1.6 miPharmacyLakes Pharmacy1.5 miDentistCleator Moor Dental Practice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 nurseryPrimaryArlecdon Primary Schoolages 2-11, 46 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKirkland Church of England Academyages 2-11, 42 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Whitehaven Academyages 11-18, 859 pupils4.0 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL78 miRailway stationCorkickle4.9 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington7.2 miFerryHigh Brandelhow Ferry Landing12 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA26 postcode district.
