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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA4
Telephone code01228
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:32 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:33 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,998 residentsin the Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate census areaMedian age 45.94,753 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,372 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C840 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRose Hillhill · under a mileQuarry Poollake · 2.6 miKeel Poollake · 2.9 miGlen Willieglen · 2.0 miLittle Corby Islandisland · 2.6 miHarraby Hillhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCarlisle Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 55 haWarwick Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 53 haKeenan Parkplaying field · under a mile · 9 haThe Greenpark · 1.7 miVillage Greenpark · 2.1 miQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19799 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202650 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)5,450 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary3.4 miGP surgeryCumbria Health7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistCarlisle Urgent Dental Access Ctr Cumbria Healthunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools9 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryScotby CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 215 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPennine Way Primary Schoolages 3-11, 558 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt John Henry Newman Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 703 pupilsunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Cumbria2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL48 miRailway stationWetheral1.7 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle2.3 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing19 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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