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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA8
Telephone code01932
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:31 am – 9:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:33 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,485 residentsin the Brampton & Irthing census areaMedian age 52.33,035 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright17% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,973 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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 December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C925 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 5 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: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 9 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 landmarksMilecastle 56historic site · under a mileMilecastle 55historic site · under a milePike Hillmountain · 3.4 miThe Ridge, Brampton, Cumbriawalk or trail · 2.0 miCrouch Hillhill · 1.9 miHardest Cleughvalley · 1.8 miBlairs Woodwoodland · under a mileKellwood Alderswoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMurray Parkpark · 2.1 miTalkin Tarn Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 61 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 19797 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202645 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.1 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 broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,307 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrampton War Memorial Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryWhite Lion2.1 miPharmacyBrampton Pharmacy2.2 miDentistDental Surgery2.2 miPolice stationBrampton Police Station2.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Brampton2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryWilliam Howard Schoolages 11-18, 1,312 pupils2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL42 miRailway stationBrampton (Cumbria)3.3 miBus stationBus Station (Ca)Carlisle9.1 miFerryLeaplish Ferry LandingLeaplish Waterside Park17 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationCarlisle2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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