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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:33 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:34 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,559 residentsin the Belle Vue & Burgh census areaMedian age 50.63,243 households88% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright4% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,711 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle79% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 9% 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°C871 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThurstonfield Loughlake · 1.3 miOrton Woodwoodland · under a mileOrton Mosswoodland · under a mileNowtler Hillhill · 2.5 miBracken Hillhill · 2.6 miMoorthwaite Loughlake · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWatchtree Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 83 haThe Greenpark · 2.3 miHeysham Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197911 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202644 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% 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)3,359 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 78 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary3.8 miGP surgeryMorton Surgery3.5 miPharmacyWell3.3 miDentistPct Dental Service3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGreat Orton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 35 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKirkbampton CofE Schoolages 3-11, 94 pupils1.8 miSecondaryRichard Rose Morton Academyages 11-18, 905 pupils3.0 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL55 miRailway stationDalston (Cumbria)3.3 miBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme4.2 miFerryKeswick Ferry Landing20 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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