Local servicesHospitalWorkington Community Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryOrchard House Surgery2.5 miPharmacySeaton Pharmacy1.7 miDentist14 Campbell Savours Way [Dental Practice]2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDerwent Vale Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 93 pupilsunder a milePrimarySeaton Academyages 3-7, 197 pupils1.7 miSecondaryWorkington Academyages 11-18, 1,234 pupils1.9 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK73 miRailway stationWorkington2.9 miBus stationBus Station (W)Workington2.5 miFerryNichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry LandingPortinscale14 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 18 min4:36 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:34 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,237 residentsin the Harrington, Stainburn & Great Clifton census areaMedian age 47.23,178 households82% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,491 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: water and waste 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,148 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 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 spacesGreat Clifton Allotmentsallotments · under a mileLonsdale Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 7 haVulcan Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 6 haSpringfieldplaying field · 1.5 miThe Greenpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197935 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,465 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
