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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:33 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:29 am – 3:45 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 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 4°C, lows -1°C941 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 4°CJFebruary: -1 to 4°CFMarch: 0 to 6°CMApril: 2 to 9°CAMay: 5 to 12°CMJune: 7 to 15°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 9 to 16°CASeptember: 8 to 14°CSOctober: 5 to 10°CONovember: 2 to 7°CNDecember: -0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWildboar Hillhill · under a mileSourlands Hillhill · under a mileRutter Forcewaterfall · 3.1 miFox Towerhistoric site · 3.4 miMurton Pikemountain · 4.3 miLangford Woodwoodland · under a mileDogber Tarnlake · 3.6 miTricklebanks Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesButts Greenpark · 3.4 miThe Greenpark · 3.4 miWell Greenpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197938 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202631 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.9 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
Elevation142 m466 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 131 to 188 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPenrith Community Hospital15 miGP surgeryAppleby Medical Practice4.0 miPharmacyEden Pharmacy3.9 miDentistAppleby NHS Dental Practice3.9 miPolice stationAppleby Police StationAppleby-in-Westmorland3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Appleby3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWarcop CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 85 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAppleby Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 357 pupils4.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME40 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL45 miRailway stationApplebyAppleby-in-Westmorland4.0 miFerrypierPooley Bridge17 miEV chargingbp PulseAppleby-In-Westmorland3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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