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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:38 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:33 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,373 residentsin the Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale census areaMedian age 53.03,896 households83% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,848 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: water and waste 21%, construction 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,138 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGreycroft Stone Circlehistoric site · 1.3 miLantern Moss Tarnlake · 1.4 miPonsonby Tarnlake · 1.4 miCalder Bridgehistoric site · 1.9 miWatch Hillhill · under a mileSeascale Beachbeach · 2.2 miBorough Hillhill · 1.5 miStone Pikemountain · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSeascale Golf Linksgolf course · 1.2 mi · 42 haSchool Greenpark · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 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 197948 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202633 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,345 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Cumberland Hospital7.7 miGP surgerySeascale Health Centre2.2 miPharmacySeascale Pharmacy2.2 miDentist9 Market Place [Dental Practice]4.1 miPolice stationCumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station9.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Seascale Gosforth Rd2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBeckermet CofE Schoolages 4-11, 73 pupils1.6 miPrimarySeascale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 97 pupils2.0 miSecondaryWest Lakes Academyages 11-18, 1,017 pupils4.3 miCollegeLakes College - West Cumbria12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL80 miRailway stationSellafieldunder a mileFerryHigh Brandelhow Ferry Landing17 miCar parkYottenfews Car ParkCopelandunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationWhitehaven9.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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