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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:36 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:33 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,279 residentsin the Keswick & Derwent Valley census areaMedian age 53.42,908 households67% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright19% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,965 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: hospitality 24%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 42% go by car, 1% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle56% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,677 mm of rain a year, 57 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°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 landmarksGrisedale Pikemountain · 2.4 miUllock Pikemountain · 2.5 miThornthwaite Forestforest · 1.0 miSpout Forcewaterfall · 2.7 miSeat Howhill · under a mileUllister Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWhinlatter Forest Parkpark · under a mile · 1,349 haCrow Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 8 haCalvert Trustsports ground · 1.5 miUpper Fitz Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
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 197930 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202635 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,325 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 467 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMary Hewetson Cottage Hospital (Keswick)2.6 miGP surgeryCastlehead Medical Centre3.1 miPharmacyBoots2.8 miDentist4 Pack Horse Court (Dental Practice)2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBraithwaite CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 40 pupils1.1 miSecondaryKeswick Schoolages 11-18, 1,208 pupils2.3 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL67 miRailway stationAspatria11 miBus stationBus Station (K)Keswick2.7 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale2.4 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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