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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 20 min4:32 am – 9:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:32 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,437 residentsin the Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor census areaMedian age 52.92,820 households76% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,233 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 7% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,189 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December74 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksRaven Forcewaterfall · 1.8 miDyrah Hillhill · under a mileHow Moorhill · 1.2 miCrookburn Pikemountain · 4.5 miEden Bridgehistoric site · 4.0 miCaber Leapwater · 1.9 miScales Cleughvalley · 2.0 miCardunneth Pikemountain · 4.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBerry Moor Commonpark · 2.7 mi · 3 haLazonby Community Parkpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197918 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202645 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation272 m892 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 199 to 429 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlston Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryKirkoswald Surgery3.3 miPharmacyAlston Pharmacy8.0 miDentistAlston Dental Practice8.0 miPolice stationBrampton Police Station11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedUniversityUniversity of Cumbria13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL41 miRailway stationLazonby & Kirkoswald4.3 miBus stationBus Station (P)Penrith10 miFerryPooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing15 miEV chargingGridserveCarlisle9.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA10 postcode district.


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