Local servicesHospitalWest Cumberland Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryWestcroft House Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCohens Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist9 Market Place [Dental Practice]right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBookwell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupilsright hereSecondaryWest Lakes Academyages 11-18, 1,017 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Bridget's Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 198 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK82 miRailway stationNethertown2.3 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington11 miFerryHigh Brandelhow Ferry Landing16 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:38 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:33 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,663 residentsin the Egremont & Moor Row census areaMedian age 46.43,526 households69% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright20% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,444 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: water and waste 21%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,361 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 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)
Parks and green spacesLongland Lake Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 13 haSasra Sports Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSandhill Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGillfoot Parksports ground · under a mile · 2 haSchool Greenpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197945 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202636 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 4.3 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.0% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
