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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA10
Telephone code01931
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:34 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:30 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,218 residentsin the Appleby, Shap & Kirkby Thore census areaMedian age 51.64,623 households72% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,031 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,409 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January71 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: -0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 2 to 10°CAMay: 4 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 9 to 18°CJAugust: 9 to 17°CASeptember: 7 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLanghowe Pikemountain · 2.4 miSkellaw Hillhill · under a mileCroft Hillhill · under a mileScalebarrow Tarnlake · 2.7 miThornthwaite Forcewaterfall · 3.2 miHugh's Laithes Pikemountain · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMemorial Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haThe Greenpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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 202626 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,964 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation252 m827 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 234 to 318 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital9.0 miGP surgeryShap Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyEden Pharmacy8.1 miDentistTufton Cottage Dental Practice8.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryShap Endowed CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 88 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME50 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL53 miRailway stationApplebyAppleby-in-Westmorland8.4 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith9.7 miFerrypierHowtown7.9 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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