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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA28
Telephone code019468
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:38 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:34 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,186 residentsin the Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle census areaMedian age 47.52,712 households58% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright24% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,360 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: water and waste 21%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 54% go by car, 6% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,102 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNorth Beachbeach · under a mileSouth Beachbeach · under a mileTanyard Baybay · 1.0 miParton Baybay · 1.6 miLamb Hillhill · 1.3 miRichmond Hillhill · 1.5 miCastle Parkwoodland · under a mileKeekle Viaductviaduct · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTrinity Gardenspark · under a mileWhitehaven Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 73 haWhitehaven Playgroundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haCrow Park Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileCounty Sports Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 4 haThe Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: 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 197943 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202641 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 3.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,033 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Cumberland Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryQueen Street Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOasis Dental Care LTD.right herePolice stationCumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Stationunder a mileCash machineTesco Bank ATMWhitehavenunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt James' CofE Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 133 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt James' CofE Junior Schoolages 7-11, 156 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Benedict's Catholic High Schoolages 11-18, 990 pupils1.2 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK77 miRailway stationWhitehavenunder a mileBus stationBus Station (W)Workington6.7 miFerryHigh Brandelhow Ferry Landing17 miBus stops63 within a mileCar parkQueens Dock Car ParkWhitehaven2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingSenhouse St Car Park Whitehaven2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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