CA14 2PP Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Michael's. Region: North West.
Streets
- Corporation Road, Workington: 5 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Cumberland in 2026-27: Band D £2,511 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,674 | £1,953 | £2,232 | £2,511 | £3,069 | £3,627 | £4,186 | £5,023 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (90% of about 830 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
- Former Senhouse Terrace, Senhouse Street, Workington: up to 14 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Land at Stanley Street, Workington: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Land at Duke Street, Workington: up to 15 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Mermaid Tavern, Derwent Street, Workington: up to 5 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Land off Curwen Road, Curwen Road, Workington: up to 120 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- Former Workington Fire Station, Guard Street, Workington: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
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 | Workington 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m |
| Harrington 36,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Flimby 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Road Workington | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (W) Workington | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 680 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK | 116.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest James Street Group Pract | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tuschem LTD | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Belvedere Dental Practice LTD | 530 m |
| Hospital | Workington Community Hospital | 420 m |
| Police station | Workington Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 21-23 Murray Road Lloyds Bank | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Vulcan Park 5.5 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,900 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Moorbank (Recn Gd) 1.9 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,680 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.9 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Corporation Road.