Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:32 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:34 am – 3:44 pm
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People8,799 residentsin the Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale census areaMedian age 53.23,944 households84% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright4% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,205 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C899 mm of rain a year, 24 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)
Parks and green spacesWarwick Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 53 haVillage Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19794 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202645 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.3 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 broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,205 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrampton War Memorial Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryDr Weaving Beech House4.2 miPharmacyAsda Pharmacy4.2 miDentist21D Carlisle4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFir Ends Primary Schoolages 3-11, 87 pupils1.5 miSecondaryWilliam Howard Schoolages 11-18, 1,312 pupils4.9 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL47 miRailway stationWetheral5.4 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle5.3 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park20 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA6 postcode district.
