CA15 6BU Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Maryport North. Region: North West.
Streets
- Senhouse Street, Maryport: 41 addresses
- Mill Street North, Maryport: 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 A (85% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Maryport (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Ropery Street, Maryport: up to 20 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Land at The Netherdales, Ellenborough Road, Maryport: up to 9 homes, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 42 addresses are between 9 m and 14 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 74%, gigabit 74% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Maryport 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Flimby 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Workington 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest The Thomas Henry Maryport | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (W) Workington | 8.5 km |
| EV charging points | Allerdale House Workington GeniePoint | 8.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK | 111.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Maryport Health Services | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest H S Dobie Chemists | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 130 m |
| Hospital | Maryport Hospital | 760 m |
| Police station | Workington Police Station | 8.2 km |
| Cash machines | Select Convenience, Flimby Cashzone | 3.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,800 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,660 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road, a scheduled monument, 180 m south-west. 50 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road | Scheduled monument | 180 m south-west |
| 18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill | Scheduled monument | 310 m west |
| Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement | Scheduled monument | 340 m south-west |
| Netherhall | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hallclose Wood | Wood | 440 m east |
| Senhouse Dock | Lake or reservoir | 700 m west |
| Pudding Pie Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north-east |
| Risehow Scar | Wetland | 1.4 km south-west |
| Hen Gill | Valley | 1.9 km south |
| Allonby South Beach | Beach | 3.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.5 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 42 |
29 of the postcode's 42 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Senhouse Street.