CA5 6EU Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced October 2023. Ward: Dalston and Burgh. Region: North West.
Streets
- Dacre Close, Moorhouse: 14 addresses
- B5307, Cumberland: 2 addresses
- Monkhill Road, Moorhouse: 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 E (26% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
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 17 addresses are between 35 m and 36 m above sea level (35 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 | Carlisle 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km |
| Dalston (Cumbria) 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Gretna Green 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Stagecoach depot Willow Holme | 5.9 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 87.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Eden Medical Group | 5.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 5.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Carlisle Dental Centre | 5.4 km |
| Hospital | Cumberland Infirmary | 5.4 km |
| Police station | Cumbria Police - Carlisle Shadygrove Road Police Station | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Carlisle Shadygrove Road Cashzone | 4.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 2.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,990 m² | 2.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barn Adjoining to North of Moorhouse Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m west. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barn Adjoining to North of Moorhouse Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m west |
| Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse | Scheduled monument | 710 m north |
| Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway west of Kirkandrews Farm and the dismantled railway south east of Burgh by Sands in wall miles 70 and 71 | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whinnyriggs Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Thurstonfield Lough | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Copt Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| Studholmes Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Bracken Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Burgh Marsh | Wetland | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 17 |
8 of the postcode's 17 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 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 7 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 Dacre Close.