Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:33 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:34 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,559 residentsin the Belle Vue & Burgh census areaMedian age 50.63,243 households88% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright4% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,711 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C871 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksThurstonfield Loughlake · under a mileCopt Hillhill · 1.7 miWatch Hillhill · 1.8 miBurghmoor Woodwoodland · under a mileBurghmoor Moorwoodland · under a mileFresh Creektidal water · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWatchtree Nature Reservepark · 1.4 mi · 83 haThe Greenpark · 1.5 miHeysham Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197911 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202646 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 4.1 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,359 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 48 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCumberland Infirmary4.3 miGP surgeryNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Ft4.3 miPharmacyWell4.1 miDentistPct Dental Service4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryKirkbampton CofE Schoolages 3-11, 94 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurgh by Sands Schoolages 3-11, 91 pupils1.6 miSecondaryRichard Rose Morton Academyages 11-18, 905 pupils3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL56 miRailway stationDalston (Cumbria)4.8 miBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme4.7 miFerryKeswick Ferry Landing21 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA5 postcode district.
