Frizington

15°COvercast

• Today: 15° / 12° · 19% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:38

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

21 reported · July 2026▲ 40% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences10
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: Cleator Moor · Cumbria

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

411 reported road collisions (2024)

114 killed or seriously injured · 506 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

63 food businesses within 2 miles

• 54 rated 4–5 ★ (45 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Corkickle (5.8 km)
• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£172,036 average▲ 6.9% YoY

Across Cumberland · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£675 average monthly rent▲ 6.9% YoY

• 1 bed £503
• 2 bed £637
• 3 bed £778

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

4.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.2 times median annual pay (4.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (5.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (5.8 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: J Edgar & Son Nissan (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Helping Residents Plan Ahead for Upcoming Roadworks in Workington
• Council warns residents: Don’t bin your batteries after e-bike battery sparks fire risk in bin lorry
• Take Centre Stage at Carlisle's Christmas Lights Switch On 2026
• Festival of Curious Things in Workington postponed
• Tribute to outgoing Millom Town Deal Board Chair

Source: Cumberland Council

273,254 residents in Cumberland

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

£2,511 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (46% of 138,550)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

180 schools · 39,292 pupils

145 primary · 19 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 64 of 72 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

172inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cumberland

256 CQC-registered services

• Care homes78
• GP practices29
• Dentists54
• Homecare agencies61
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cumberland

• Not in the Green Belt
• 2 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

285 applications decided

94.7% granted · 270 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Josh MacAlister

Labour

Whitehaven and Workington

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 25
• Con 8
• LD 4
• Grn 3
• Ref 1
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

9 jobs advertised · £45,760 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver, Teaching Assistant (Primary), Service Delivery Partner

Source: Adzuna

£800 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,684 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

51% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 24,300 certificates

13% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

74% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 58% · Imports 18% · Gas 8% · Biomass 7%

41 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.2 yrs women · 78.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.1 women · 59 men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Whitehaven and Workington:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office393 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s275 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership274 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance225 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test222 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Frizington · 0.2 km

  Frizington is a village in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies to the north-west of the Lake District National Park. Historically, it was a collection of farms and houses, but became a unified village…

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  St Paul's, Frizington · 0.4 km

  St Paul's is in Frizington, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is Crosslacon. The church is not a Listed Building.

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  Yeathouse railway station · 0.9 km

  Yeathouse railway station was a later addition to the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway. It served the communities of Yeathouse and Eskett, near Frizington, Cumbria, England.

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  Arlecdon · 1.3 km

  Arlecdon is a village in Cumberland in Cumbria, England, near the town of Whitehaven.

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  Eskett railway station · 1.5 km

  Eskett railway station was short-lived as a passenger station. it was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway to serve the hamlet of Eskett, near Frizington, Cumbria, England.

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  Winder railway station · 1.5 km

  Winder railway station was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway. It served the village of Winder, Frizington, Cumbria, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)