CA28 6AL Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced February 2020. Ward: Howgate. Region: North West.
Streets
- Ocean Walk, Parton: 4 addresses
- Main Street, Parton: 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 (81% of about 640 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Whites Row: up to 7 homes, permissioned (230 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 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: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Parton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 100 m |
| Whitehaven 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Corkickle 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Ramsey Drive Parton | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (W) Workington | 8.5 km |
| Car parks | Queens Dock Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | Senhouse St Car Park Whitehaven GeniePoint | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK | 121.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mansion House Surgery | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Oasis Dental Care LTD. | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,820 m² | 320 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,430 m² | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,170 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parton Roman fort, a scheduled monument, 510 m north-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parton Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 510 m north-east |
| Moresby Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nat Hill | Beach | 230 m north |
| Parton Bay | Bay | 260 m north |
| Lamb Hill | Hill | 620 m south-east |
| Lowca Point | Wetland | 1.0 km north |
| Moresby Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Hallcat Gill | Valley | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 3 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 Ocean Walk.