CA28 8HX Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced May 2011. Ward: Mirehouse. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (53% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- 4-8, GARDEN VILLAS, grade II
- 7, WEST VIEW, grade II
- 88, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 89,90,92,93,94,95, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 96-99, MAIN STREET, grade II
- COACH HOUSE ADJOINING NO 37, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Romar Site, Main Street: up to 35 homes, pending decision (370 m)
- Former Sekers Factory Main Street: up to 35 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Distressed Sailors Inn, Egremont Road, permissioned (540 m)
- Former Sekers Factory Land, Main Street, not permissioned (540 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 11 addresses are between 89 m and 93 m above sea level (91 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 | Corkickle 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Whitehaven 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Parton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Square Hensingham | 80 m |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Whitehaven | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK | 125.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lowther Medical Centre | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mirehouse Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Flatt Walks Health Centre | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 740 m |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Applegreen - Corkickle Service Station Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,300 m² | 690 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 80 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill | Hill | 580 m east |
| Jericho Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Bellhouse Gill | Valley | 2.3 km south |
| South Beach | Beach | 2.5 km north-west |
| Stanley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south |
| Lowca Point | Wetland | 4.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the postcode's 11 addresses is 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.