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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA4 postcode district.

County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA4
Telephone code016974
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:33 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:33 am – 3:45 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C888 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksScalesceugh Hall and Villashistoric site · 2.9 miGarden Hillhill · under a mileBlackmoss Poollake · 2.5 miCalthwaite Wash Poollake · 3.0 miBarrock Fellhill · 1.5 miTally Ho Woodswoodland · under a mileMoorhouse Woodwoodland · under a mileFishgarth Holmisland · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrisco Commonpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197915 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.3 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
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary8.1 miGP surgeryCourt Thorn Surgeryunder a milePharmacyDalston Pharmacy LTD6.1 miDentistPleasant View (Dental Surgery)5.9 miPolice stationCumbria PoliceCarlisle6.4 miCash machineMoto - Southwaite North - Amenity, Southwaiteunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHigh Hesket CofE Schoolages 3-11, 136 pupils1.4 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL49 miRailway stationArmathwaite3.1 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle7.4 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing13 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingGridserveCarlisleunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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