Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:32 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:33 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,799 residentsin the Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale census areaMedian age 53.23,944 households84% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright4% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,205 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C797 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 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)
Nearby landmarksBlackmoss Poollake · 1.8 miCoathouse Islandisland · 1.5 miKnothillhill · under a mileFishgarth Holmisland · 1.8 miCastle Hillhill · 1.7 miMill Pondpond · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe James Anderson Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.6 miBrisco Commonpark · 3.0 miWarwick Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 53 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197912 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,205 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary6.3 miGP surgeryDr Weaving Yew Tree Cottage2.7 miPharmacyDalston Pharmacy LTD3.9 miDentistPleasant View (Dental Surgery)2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCumwhinton Schoolages 4-11, 198 pupils1.8 miSecondarySt John Henry Newman Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 703 pupils3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL47 miRailway stationWetheral2.8 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle5.4 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing16 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA4 postcode district.
