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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:34 am – 9:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:35 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,979 residentsin the Wigton & Silloth census areaMedian age 50.75,022 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright16% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,966 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle40% 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 higher23% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C948 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSkinburnessbankbeach · under a mileSilloth Baybay · 1.4 miWest Silloth Beachbeach · 2.6 miCote Bankwetland · under a mileGrune Castwetland · under a mileStarry Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.5 mi · 14 haSolway Community Sports Hallsports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197921 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Sep 202449 mi away, Irish SeaSource: 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 1.7 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,503 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 9 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAnnan Hospital8.1 miGP surgerySilloth Group Medical Practice1.9 miPharmacyWell1.9 miDentistAlma Terrace Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySilloth Primary Schoolages 3-11, 185 pupils1.5 miSecondarySolway Community Schoolages 11-16, 150 pupils1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK64 miRailway stationAnnan7.6 miBus stationStance 3Annan7.8 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale22 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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