Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:38 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:33 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,663 residentsin the Egremont & Moor Row census areaMedian age 46.43,526 households69% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright20% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,444 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: water and waste 21%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% 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 August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,346 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 days of air frost, 2 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)
Parks and green spacesSchool Greenpark · 2.0 miLongland Lake Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 13 haSandhill Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSasra Sports Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 2 haGillfoot Parksports ground · 1.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197946 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202636 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 1.5 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.0% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Cumberland Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryFellview Healthcare3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyCohens Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentist9 Market Place [Dental Practice]1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThornhill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 85 pupils1.0 miPrimaryBookwell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupils1.2 miSecondaryWest Lakes Academyages 11-18, 1,017 pupils1.5 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK82 miRailway stationNethertownunder a mileBus stationBus Station (W)Workington12 miFerryHigh Brandelhow Ferry Landing17 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA22 postcode district.
