Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:34 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:31 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,876 residentsin the Penrith Outer census areaMedian age 49.94,914 households77% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,382 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, construction 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,307 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December62 days of air frost, 4 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 spacesDalemain Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 66 haWetheriggs Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haCastle Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197927 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202632 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 4.3 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,763 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 221 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryBirbeck Medical Group2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyWell1.9 miDentistSkirsgill Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryYanwath Primary Schoolages 3-11, 166 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStainton CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 112 pupils1.6 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrithages 11-18, 1,026 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL51 miRailway stationPenrith North Lakes2.0 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith2.4 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing2.8 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA10 postcode district.
