Thornhill (Copeland)

15°COvercast

• Today: 15° / 12° · 19% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:38

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

8 reported · July 2026▲ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Other theft2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Criminal damage & arson1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Egremont · 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)

60 food businesses within 2 miles

• 50 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Nethertown (2.7 km)
• 6 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 (9.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (9.5 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 7 kW
• Nearest: Sella Park Country House Hotel (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds2

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
• 3 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)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2

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

68% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 48% · Imports 17% · Gas 16% · Solar 9%

71 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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