Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:34 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:30 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,218 residentsin the Appleby, Shap & Kirkby Thore census areaMedian age 51.64,623 households72% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,031 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,376 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December67 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)
Nearby landmarksShapbeck Plantation Stone Circlehistoric site · under a mileGunnerkeld Stone Circlehistoric site · 1.3 miHarrowstead Hillhill · under a mileLowther Castle & Gardenscastle · 3.5 miTown Gillvalley · 1.2 miGunnerkeld Bottomvalley · 1.2 miWindrigg Hillhill · 1.7 miLanghowe Pikemountain · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · within reachSource: 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 197932 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202629 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 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,964 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation237 m778 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 219 to 285 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryShap Medical Practice2.9 miPharmacyWell6.5 miDentistPenrith Dental Clinic 16.5 miPolice stationPolice & Crime Commissioner OfficePenrith6.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME50 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL51 miRailway stationPenrith North Lakes7.1 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith7.2 miFerrypierPooley Bridge6.6 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingGRIDSERVE Charging StationPenrith6.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA10 postcode district.
