Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryBirbeck Medical Group4.1 miPharmacyWell4.1 miDentistPenrith Dental Clinic 14.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLowther Endowed Schoolages 5-11, 34 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUllswater Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,520 pupils4.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL51 miRailway stationPenrith North Lakes4.7 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith4.8 miFerrypierPooley Bridge4.8 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA10 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:34 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 15 min8:31 am – 3:46 pm
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People5,500 residentsin the Askham, Ullswater & Greystoke census areaMedian age 53.52,456 households71% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,792 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: hospitality 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,228 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December62 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 landmarksRound Hillhill · under a mileRowland's Lumwater · under a mileKittgill Hillhill · 1.3 miTown Gillvalley · 1.2 miBurnbank Dubswater · 1.3 miDobson Bottomvalley · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.1 miDalemain Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 66 haWetheriggs Country Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197930 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202630 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,013 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation231 m758 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 147 to 275 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
