CA28 6PL Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Howgate. Region: North West.
Streets
- B5306, Common End: 20 addresses
- Tow Low Cottages, Low Moresby: 1 address
- A595, Cumberland: 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 (38% of about 1,150 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, 1 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: of the 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 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: 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 22 addresses are between 28 m and 40 m above sea level (34 m on average).
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 | Parton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Whitehaven 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Corkickle 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Causeway House Howgate | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (W) Workington | 7.5 km |
| EV charging points | Senhouse St Car Park Whitehaven GeniePoint | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK | 121.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Distington Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 3.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Oasis Dental Care LTD. | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Distington, Distington Cashzone | 2.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,820 m² | 1.6 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,170 m² | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moresby Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 780 m south-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moresby Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m south-west |
| Parton Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 940 m south-west |
| Rosehill, House and Adjoining Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Hayes Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moresby Wood | Wood | 420 m south-west |
| Watch Hill | Hill | 1.2 km east |
| Providence Bay | Bay | 1.3 km west |
| Lowca Point | Wetland | 1.3 km west |
| Nat Hill | Beach | 1.4 km west |
| Hallcat Gill | Valley | 2.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 22 |
19 of the postcode's 22 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 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) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 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 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 B5306.