Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:36 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:32 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,279 residentsin the Keswick & Derwent Valley census areaMedian age 53.42,908 households67% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright19% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,965 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: hospitality 24%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 42% go by car, 1% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows 0°C4,059 mm of rain a year, 122 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January69 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksGreat Gablemountain · 1.1 miTaylorgill Forcewaterfall · under a mileStyhead Tarnlake · under a mileSprinkling Tarnlake · under a mileEsk Pikemountain · 1.5 miSeathwaite Fellhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202626 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 1.3 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 5.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,325 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Local servicesHospitalMary Hewetson Cottage Hospital (Keswick)9.1 miGP surgeryCastlehead Medical Centre8.6 miPharmacyGrasmere Pharmacy6.9 miDentist4 Pack Horse Court (Dental Practice)8.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME71 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL71 miRailway stationRavenglass12 miBus stationBus Station (K)Keswick8.8 miFerryPierBorrowdale6.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA12 postcode district.
