Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:37 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:34 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,969 residentsin the Workington North & Seaton census areaMedian age 45.64,214 households69% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright17% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,220 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 65% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,080 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 3 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)
Nearby landmarksMill Streamriver · under a mileCalva Hillhill · under a mileStainton Holetidal water · under a mileHawk Hillhill · under a mileMoss Baybay · 1.8 miThe Yearlwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLonsdale Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haVulcan Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haWorkington Golf Club Ltdgolf course · under a mile · 38 haStoneleigh Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMoorbank (Recn Gd)playing field · under a mileSpringfieldplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197937 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 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 4.9 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% 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)4,504 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWorkington Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryOrchard House Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist14 Campbell Savours Way [Dental Practice]right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialSecondarySt Josephs Catholic High School, Workingtonages 11-16, 539 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAshfield Infant & Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 200 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAshfield Junior Schoolages 7-11, 254 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK72 miRailway stationWorkingtonunder a mileBus stationBus Station (W)Workingtonunder a mileFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale16 miBus stops92 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA14 postcode district.
