Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:31 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:33 am – 3:43 pm
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People6,485 residentsin the Brampton & Irthing census areaMedian age 52.33,035 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright17% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,973 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,021 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October57 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 spacesMurray Parkpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19799 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202646 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 1.7 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,307 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrampton War Memorial Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryWhite Lion4.7 miPharmacyBrampton Pharmacy4.7 miDentistDental Surgery4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWalton & Lees Hill CofE Schoolages 2-11, 20 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWilliam Howard Schoolages 11-18, 1,312 pupils4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL39 miRailway stationBrampton (Cumbria)4.9 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle13 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park14 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA8 postcode district.
