CA14 4TJ Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cockermouth South. Region: North West.
Streets
- Priory Cottages, Dean: 36 addresses
- Unnamed street near Priory Cottages, Dean: 9 addresses
- Cross Keys Cottages, Dean: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Priory Cottages, Dean: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Priory Cottages, Dean: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Priory Cottages, Dean: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Priory Cottages, Dean: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Priory Cottages, Dean: 1 address
- Shawbank Brow, Cumberland: 1 address
- Brownrigg Brow, Cumberland: 1 address
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 D (24% of about 870 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, 9 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 48 homes the Environment Agency counts, 6 are in areas at high risk, 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 72 addresses are between 109 m and 127 m above sea level (116 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 | Harrington 36,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km |
| Workington 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Flimby 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (W) Workington | 8.1 km |
| EV charging points | Joseph Noble Road GeniePoint | 4.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 121.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Distington Surgery | 7.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Derwent Dental Care Limited | 7.2 km |
| Hospital | Cockermouth Hospital | 7.7 km |
| Police station | Workington Police Station | 7.7 km |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 370 m west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 370 m west |
| Church of St Oswald | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m west |
| Branthwaite Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m west |
| Calva Hall Bridge | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | Hill | 180 m west |
| Cockshot Wood | Wood | 590 m north-west |
| Gateshadling Plantation | Wood | 700 m north-east |
| Hollins Wood | Wood | 930 m north-west |
| Mockerkin Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-east |
| Holedale | Valley | 3.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 72 |
31 of the postcode's 72 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 7 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 Priory Cottages.