Scotby

15°CLight drizzle

• Today: 17° / 8° · 90% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:38

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Auchencorth Moss, United Kingdom

56 reported · July 2026▲ 22% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences32
• Public order7
• Criminal damage & arson5
• Drugs5

11 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Brampton and East Rural · 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)

132 food businesses within 2 miles

• 119 rated 4–5 ★ (109 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wetheral (2.8 km)
• 14 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: 163.7p · Asda (6.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (6.4 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

37 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Willowbeck Lodge (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches11
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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
• Helping Residents Plan Ahead for Upcoming Roadworks in Workington
• Tribute to outgoing Millom Town Deal Board Chair
• Festival of Curious Things in Workington postponed

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
• 16 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

Ms Julie Minns

Labour

Carlisle

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)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

99% low-carbon electricity

Wind 71% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 3% · Gas 1%

6 gCO₂/kWh · very 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 Carlisle:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office485 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s376 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership369 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance268 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership238 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

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

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  Scotby · 0.2 km

  Scotby is a village in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. It is separated from Carlisle by the M6 motorway, and it is close to other dormitory villages in the area, such as Wetheral, Cumwhinton…

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  Aglionby, Cumbria · 0.4 km

  Aglionby is a village in Cumbria, England.

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  Garlands Hospital · 1.4 km

  Garlands Hospital was a mental health facility at Carleton near Carlisle in Cumbria, England.

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  Cumwhinton railway station · 2.5 km

  Cumwhinton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Cumwhinton in Cumbria, England. The station was located on the Settle and Carlisle Line and was closed in 1956. The station is still intact, incl…

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  Carleton, St Cuthbert Without · 2.6 km

  Carleton is a hamlet on the A6 road, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870–1872 it had a population of 181.

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  Brunton Park · 2.6 km

  Brunton Park is a football stadium and the home of Carlisle United. It is situated in the city of Carlisle and has a certified capacity of 17,949. The ground opened in 1909. Brunton Park's grandstand burned down in 19…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)