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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:33 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:31 am – 3:45 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C782 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°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 landmarksWhinfell Forestforest · 2.0 miSlate Hillhill · 1.3 miSalter Hillhill · 1.7 miThe Mosswoodland · under a mileBlencarn Lakelake · 3.4 miKnock Pikemountain · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileKirkby Thorepark · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197929 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.8 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
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryTemple Sowerby Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyWell5.9 miDentistPenrith Dental Clinic 15.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryTemple Sowerby CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 49 pupilsright herePrimaryKirkby Thore Schoolages 3-11, 33 pupils1.5 miPrimaryCulgaith CofE Schoolages 2-11, 56 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL46 miRailway stationLangwathby4.7 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith6.3 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing9.2 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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