CA11 8DL Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penrith North. Region: North West.
Streets
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 B (58% of about 920 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- PO Sorting Office, Crown Square, Penrith (490 m)
- Old Fire Station, Bridge Lane, Penrith: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- QEGS Annexe, Ullswater Road, Penrith: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- 69 Gilwilly Road, Penrith: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Myers Lane depot, Norfolk Road, Penrith: up to 20 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: no home is in an area at risk.
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 46 addresses are between 142 m and 158 m above sea level (151 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 940 m |
| Langwathby 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Lazonby and Kirkoswald 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Askham Crescent Scaws | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (P) Penrith | 380 m |
| Ferry terminal | Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing | 8.1 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Sainsburys Penrith Car Park | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Brunswick Square, Penrith | 750 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 79.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Birbeck Medical Group | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Joseph Cowper Limited | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Road Dental Practice | 490 m |
| Hospital | Penrith Community Hospital | 900 m |
| Police station | Cumbria Police Headquarters | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,200 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Castle Park 3.8 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,820 m² | 670 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hutton Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m west. 163 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hutton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m west |
| Abbots Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m west |
| Former Masonic Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m west |
| North Friarage the Friarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith | Scheduled monument | 390 m west |
| The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith | Scheduled monument | 420 m west |
| Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle | Scheduled monument | 820 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gardenbank Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
| Beacon Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Mill Strip | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Whins Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km east |
| Stainton Island | Island | 3.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 46 | 46 |
None of the postcode's 46 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 20% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.