Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:38 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:32 am – 3:50 pm
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People8,373 residentsin the Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale census areaMedian age 53.03,896 households83% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,848 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: water and waste 21%, construction 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,587 mm of rain a year, 54 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksIrton Pikemountain · under a mileParkgate Tarnlake · under a mileFlass Tarnlake · 1.6 miMiterdale Forestforest · 1.5 miForest Bridge Plantationforest · 1.7 miDeborah Hillhill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197947 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202627 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 1.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,345 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 224 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Cumberland Hospital12 miGP surgerySeascale Health Centre4.5 miPharmacySeascale Pharmacy4.5 miDentist9 Market Place [Dental Practice]8.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Bega's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 16 pupils1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL77 miRailway stationDrigg3.4 miFerryPierTorver12 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA19 postcode district.
