CA10 1DQ Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Alston and Fellside. Region: North West.
Streets
- B6413, Cumberland: 30 addresses
- Ravenghyll, Kirkoswald: 18 addresses
- B6413, Cumberland: 13 addresses
- B6413, Cumberland: 6 addresses
- Baron Wood View, Kirkoswald: 5 addresses
- Ravenghyll, Kirkoswald: 3 addresses
- Croft Place, Kirkoswald: 3 addresses
- Croft Place, Kirkoswald: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6413, Kirkoswald: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Westmorland and Furness in 2026-27: Band D £2,508 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,672 | £1,951 | £2,229 | £2,508 | £3,065 | £3,623 | £4,180 | £5,016 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (26% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kirkoswald (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 20.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE COLLEGE, grade I
- 1, 3 AND 4, THE SQUARE, grade II
- ANNE DALE AND BRIDGE STORES, grade II
- BLACK BULL AND ADJOINING HOUSE, grade II
- CROWN HOTEL, grade II
- EDEN BANK AND OUTBUILDING, grade II
- Fetherston Arms Hotel, grade II
- GEORGE HOUSE, grade II
- HIGH COLLEGE, grade II
- HILL HOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, THE SQUARE, grade II
- Kirkoswald War Memorial, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- MIDLAND BANK, grade II
- MILL HOUSE, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
- TERRACE WALL AND STEPS WEST OF THE COLLEGE, grade II
- THE OLD MILL, grade II
- VILLAGE STOCKS, WEST SIDE OF WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
- WORDSLEY HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 17 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 60 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 13 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 82 addresses are between 78 m and 96 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lazonby and Kirkoswald 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Armathwaite 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Langwathby 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Market Square Kirkoswald | 10 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 71.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kirkoswald Surgery | 0 m |
| Hospital | Penrith Community Hospital | 12.3 km |
| Police station | Cumbria Police Headquarters | 12.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Berry Moor Common 3.0 ha | 820 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,070 m² | 400 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The College, a listed building (Grade I), 120 m south-west. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The College | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m south-west |
| Demesne Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-east |
| Bell Tower North-East of Church of St Oswald | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south |
| Church of St Oswald | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south |
| Medieval moated site W of St Oswald's Church | Scheduled monument | 390 m south |
| Kirkoswald Castle moated site | Scheduled monument | 450 m south-east |
| Eden Bridge | Scheduled monument | 940 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fetherston Hill | Hill | 310 m east |
| Common Wood | Wood | 490 m north-east |
| Tank Wood | Wood | 560 m south-east |
| Cockshaw Wood | Wood | 660 m east |
| Black Plain Wood | Wood | 720 m north-east |
| Peatmoor Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 78 | 82 |
4 of the postcode's 82 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 16% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on B6413.