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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA11
Telephone code017684
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 19 min4:34 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 14 min8:32 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,252 residentsin the Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton census areaMedian age 51.62,668 households75% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright5% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,223 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% walk or cycle30% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,109 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December62 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHutton-in-the-Forestforest · 1.5 miHardrigg Hillhill · 1.0 miGillcambon Tarnlake · 2.7 miGreystoke Forestforest · 3.0 miFlusco Pikemountain · 4.6 miStarth Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197921 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202638 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,844 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation232 m761 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 182 to 250 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryBirbeck Medical Group6.4 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy5.7 miDentistDental Surgery5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySkelton Schoolages 3-11, 87 pupilsright hereUniversityUniversity of Cumbria13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL52 miRailway stationPenrith North Lakes5.7 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith5.8 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing7.2 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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