CA27 0AE Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Egremont North and St Bees. Region: North West.
Streets
- Dawson Place, St Bees: 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 (25% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, St Bees (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- FAIRLADIES FARMHOUSE AND ADJOINING BARN, grade II
- FORECOURT WALLS, RAILINGS, AND GATE PIERS TO NUMBER 52 (REDBOURN HOUSE), grade II
- REDBOURN HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Outbuildings Seacote Hotel: up to 8 homes, permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 26 m above sea level.
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 | St Bees 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Nethertown 1,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Corkickle 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Main Street St Bees | 50 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK | 129.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fellview Healthcare | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Chemist | 4.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 9 Market Place [Dental Practice] | 4.1 km |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 6.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Egremont Cashzone | 4.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,840 m² | 900 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,600 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,860 m² | 20 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor Stead and House Adjoining to North, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m north. 34 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor Stead and House Adjoining to North | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north |
| Pow Bridge Over Pow Beck | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north |
| Church of St Mary and St Bega | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m north |
| Wall, to West of Priory Church Nave, Incorporating Medieval Cross and Lintel | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Bees Beach | Beach | 820 m south-west |
| Abbey Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Ivy Hill | Hill | 2.3 km east |
| Ivy Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
| Watson Hill | Hill | 2.4 km east |
| Bellhouse Gill | Valley | 3.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Dawson Place.