CA11 0UQ Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Greystoke and Ullswater. Region: North West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Brackenrigg Cottages, Greystoke Gill: 33 addresses
- Unnamed street near North Lakes Business Park, Greystoke: 7 addresses
- North Lakes Business Park, Greystoke Gill: 2 addresses
- Brackenrigg Cottages, Wreay: 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 E (24% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 28 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 43 addresses are between 199 m and 215 m above sea level (204 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penrith (North Lakes) 716,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Langwathby 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Lazonby and Kirkoswald 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (P) Penrith | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 86.2 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Birbeck Medical Group | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Morrisons Pharmacy | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Penrith Community Hospital | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Cumbria Police Headquarters | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 610 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,460 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Watson Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Watson Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Haybarrow Hill | Hill | 380 m north-west |
| Cillbarffs Wood | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Low Flusco Wood | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Flusco Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Bright Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Holghyll | Valley | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 43 |
11 of the postcode's 43 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 Unnamed street near Brackenrigg Cottages.