Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary1.9 miGP surgeryCarlisle Healthcare - North Carlisle Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAsda Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist21D Carlisleunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryKingmoor Junior Schoolages 7-11, 316 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKingmoor Nursery and Infant Schoolages 3-7, 312 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTrinity Schoolages 11-18, 1,711 pupils1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL50 miRailway stationCarlisle2.3 miBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme1.7 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing22 miBus stops70 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:32 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:34 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,491 residentsin the Carlisle Belah census areaMedian age 47.93,490 households79% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,551 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, construction 9%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C904 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksCoop Streamriver · 1.3 miCarhead Streamriver · 1.5 miSt Ann's Hillhill · 1.1 miWall Knowehill · 1.2 miGrearshill Woodwoodland · under a mileKing Moorwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBitts Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 21 haCarlisle Golf Centre and Driving Rangegolf course · under a mile · 5 haThe Greenplaying field · under a mileSheepmountsports ground · 1.2 mi · 29 haVillage Greenpark · 1.9 miTown Dyke Orchardpark · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19797 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202645 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 6.0 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)3,875 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
