Businesses in Wetheral

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Wetheral

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Corporate management	10
Shopping other	6

Wetheral Facts

Area	55.3 km²
Population	8,699
Male Population	4,186 (48.1%)
Female Population	4,513 (51.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+70.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+63.5%
Median Age	48.2 years (Male: 47.2, Female: 49)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$42,532 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	British Summer Time
Lat & Lng	54.88401, -2.83327
Postal Codes	CA1, CA4, CA8

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Wetheral Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	5,096	5,169	5,320	5,755	8,699	8,684	8,617
Population Density	92.2 / km²	93.6 / km²	96.3 / km²	104.2 / km²	157.4 / km²	157.2 / km²	156 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wetheral Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 63.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Wetheral	+70.7%	+68.3%	+63.5%
United Kingdom	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wetheral Median Age

Median Age: 48.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Wetheral	48.2 yrs	49 yrs	47.2 yrs
United Kingdom	39.6 yrs	40.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Wetheral Population Density

Population Density: 157 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Wetheral	8,699	55.3 km²	157 / km²
United Kingdom	64.5 million	247,916.6 km²	260 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Wetheral Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Wetheral Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$29,118	$31,035	$36,437	$39,531	$40,144	$42,528	$37,498	$42,532
Total GDP	$29.2M	$31.1M	$37M	$40.5M	$42.1M	$45.7M	$40.3M	$45.7M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Wetheral CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Wetheral	106,793 tn	12.28 tn	1,932.9 tons/km²
United Kingdom	735,672,544 tn	11.4 tn	2,967.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Wetheral CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	106,793 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	12.28 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,932.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
12/21/10	10:59 PM	3.5	58.6 km	12,600 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
4/28/09	10:22 AM	3.7	80.7 km	8,800 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
12/26/06	10:40 AM	3.6	55.9 km	7,700 m	Scotland, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
6/26/93	5:42 AM	3	88.6 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
9/12/88	2:23 PM	3.7	63 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
12/26/79	3:57 AM	4.5	9.9 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Wetheral

is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in Cumbria, England. The village serves mostly as a dormitory town for nearby Carlisle. At the 2001 census, the population of the Wetheral Ward was 4,039, The civil parish of Wetheral is slightly larger..

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