CA8 1SP Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brampton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Townfoot Court, Brampton: 32 addresses
- Carlisle Road, Brampton: 3 addresses
- Townfoot Park, Brampton: 3 addresses
- Townfoot Orchard, Brampton: 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 (34% of about 890 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, 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: 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 39 addresses are between 67 m and 70 m above sea level (68 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 | Brampton (Cumbria) 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Wetheral 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Carlisle 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest St Martin's Drive Brampton | 130 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 68.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brampton Medical Practice | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brampton Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 380 m |
| Hospital | Brampton Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Brampton Police Station | 140 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Brampton Cashzone | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,060 m² | 510 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Murray Park 1.2 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,460 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,600 m² | 260 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Martin, a listed building (Grade I), 330 m east. 49 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m east |
| Moot Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m east |
| Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church | Scheduled monument | 820 m west |
| The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon | Scheduled monument | 870 m east |
| Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pickering's Hill | Hill | 870 m east |
| Capontree Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Breconhill Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Capontree Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south |
| Horensby's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km east |
| Capon Cleugh | Valley | 3.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 39 |
18 of the postcode's 39 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 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 Townfoot Court.