Local servicesHospitalWorkington Community Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryOrchard House Surgery6 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacySeaton Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist14 Campbell Savours Way [Dental Practice]1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySeaton Academyages 3-7, 197 pupilsright herePrimarySeaton St. Paul's CofE Junior Schoolages 7-11, 204 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWorkington Academyages 11-18, 1,234 pupils1.4 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK71 miRailway stationWorkington1.8 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington1.6 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale16 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:37 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:34 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,969 residentsin the Workington North & Seaton census areaMedian age 45.64,214 households69% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright17% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,220 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 65% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 9% 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°C1,077 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Nearby landmarksHazel Gillvalley · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.1 miHawk Hillhill · under a mileCalva Hillhill · 1.0 miThe Yearlwater · under a mileStainton Holetidal water · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLonsdale Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 7 haSpringfieldplaying field · under a mileVulcan Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 6 haNorthside Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miThe Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197935 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 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 3.3 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,504 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
