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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:34 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:29 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,724 residentsin the Kirkby Stephen, Tebay & Brough census areaMedian age 52.93,459 households73% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,774 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,757 mm of rain a year, 55 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December66 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGamelands Stone Circlehistoric site · 1.0 miHigh Pikemountain · 2.4 miDocker Forcewaterfall · 2.4 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.2 miGreat Asby Scarcliffs · 2.2 miSunbiggin Tarnlake · 3.2 miKnotthill · 1.8 miDunning's Dubwater · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWell Greenpark · 4.7 miButts Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197940 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202623 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.5 · 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 broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,959 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation230 m755 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 212 to 282 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestmorland General Hospital13 miGP surgeryDr Dunning - Orton Surgeryright herePharmacyEden Pharmacy8.4 miDentistTufton Cottage Dental Practice8.4 miPolice stationAppleby Police StationAppleby-in-Westmorland8.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOrton CofE Schoolages 3-11, 47 pupilsright hereCollegeKendal College12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME46 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL53 miRailway stationKirkby Stephen8.6 miBus stationBus Station (K)Kendal12 miFerrypierHowtown13 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseAppleby-In-Westmorland8.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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