CA20 1DH Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gosforth. Region: North West.
Streets
- A595, Cumberland: 7 addresses
- The Square, Calder Bridge: 3 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 D (28% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- Calderbridge War Memorial, grade II
- CAUDER HOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST BRIDGET, grade II
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: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 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 10 addresses are between 54 m and 55 m above sea level (54 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sellafield 187,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Braystones 1,470 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Seascale 49,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Low Croft Calder | 30 m |
| Car parks | Yottenfews Carpark. | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 129.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Seascale Health Centre | 4.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Seascale Pharmacy | 4.9 km |
| NHS dentists | 9 Market Place [Dental Practice] | 5.5 km |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 11.3 km |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 13.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Seascale Gosforth Rd Cashzone | 4.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | School Green 3,550 m² | 2.3 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,390 m² | 410 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,820 m² | 600 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pelham House, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m south-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pelham House | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south-west |
| Gatehouse to Calder Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m north-east |
| Calder Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Infell Wood medieval enclosure, 550m north west of Scargreen | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hagg Wood | Wood | 100 m north |
| High Hagg Wood | Wood | 470 m north |
| Sparholme Wood | Wood | 540 m north-east |
| Ponsonby Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Watch Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-west |
| Seascale Scar | Wetland | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 8 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 A595.