CA20 1EU Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gosforth. Region: North West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Bleng View, Wasdale Head: 24 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bleng View, Nether Wasdale: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bleng View, Nether Wasdale: 5 addresses
- Bleng View, Wasdale Head: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bleng View, Nether Wasdale: 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 C (24% of about 760 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 38 addresses are between 70 m and 456 m above sea level (109 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 16% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Drigg 7,080 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km |
| Ravenglass for Eskdale 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km | |
| Seascale 49,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 124.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 125.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Seascale Health Centre | 9.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Seascale Pharmacy | 9.9 km |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 17.7 km |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 20.1 km |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gray Borran group of cairns, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km north-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gray Borran group of cairns | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tosh Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 230 m west |
| Harrowhead Wood | Wood | 530 m west |
| Long Crag | Cliff or slope | 590 m north-east |
| Pike Crag | Cliff or slope | 790 m north-east |
| Gill Wood | Wood | 880 m south-west |
| Buckbarrow | Hill | 1.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 38 |
23 of the postcode's 38 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Bleng View.