A595 Cumberland
9 addresses across 4 postcodes (CA14,CA28), about 8.1 km (5 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 9207442.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Cumberland cost £172,654 in August 2026 (+4.1% on a year); private rents averaged £687 a month.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: 1 of its postcodes is in a coal mining high risk area; ask for a coal mining search.
- Landfill: 3 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Barfs Quarry, is 430 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Storm overflows: 5 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 102 times (462 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 590 m (0.4 miles) from its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Stubsgill Farm, Distington - Wind Turbine, is 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A595, carries 24,414 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Cumberland costs £2,511 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Parton, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 21 to 79 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Distington Surgery, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 1,310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 5 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious; 2 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Cumberland
A typical home in Cumberland cost £172,654 in August 2026, 4.1% more than a year before. That is 21% more than five years earlier and 40% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £286,152 |
| Semi-detached | £179,276 |
| Terraced | £143,160 |
| Flat or maisonette | £94,927 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £152,989 |
Private renters in Cumberland paid £687 a month on average in September 2026, 7.2% more than a year before. That is 37% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £512 |
| Two bedrooms | £649 |
| Three bedrooms | £792 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,103 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 14,865 kWh of it on average in 2024, 31% more than the district's 11,382 kWh, and 5,097 kWh of electricity, 70% more than the district's 2,997 kWh. There are gas meters for about 82% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA28 6QT | 7 | 4,112 kWh | under 5 | |
| CA14 5TX | 17 | 4,221 kWh | 15 | 10,095 kWh |
| CA28 6PS | 14 | 5,409 kWh | 16 | 15,684 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is CA28.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (60% of about 1,990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- CHANCEL ARCH FROM MEDIEVAL CHURCH TO NORTH WEST OF PRESENT CHURCH, grade II
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, grade II
- Distington War Memorial, grade II
- HAYES CASTLE, grade II
- METHODIST CHAPEL, AREA WALL AND CENTRAL GATE, grade II
- MILESTONE TO NORTH OF BOOT BRIDGE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
9 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse Farm Cumberland 2/2014/0899 | Solar farm | 5 MW | Operational Nov 2016 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Lowca Wind Farm Cumberland 4/98/0486 | Wind 7 turbines | 4.7 MW | Operational Apr 2000 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Distington Landfill | Landfill Gas | 1.8 MW | Operational Dec 1998 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Shearman Field | Landfill Gas | 1.9 MW | Operational Feb 2000 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Stubsgill Farm, Distington - Wind Turbine Cumberland 4/24/2302/0F1 | Wind 1 turbine, 76 m tall | 0.3 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jun 2025 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Potato Pot Wind Farm Cumberland 2/2012/0594 | Wind 3 turbines | 6 MW | Operational Sep 2016 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Fairfield Farm Cumberland 4/2006/2684 | Wind 5 turbines | 6.5 MW | Operational Mar 2011 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Winscales Phase I and II Cumberland 2/97/0902 | Wind 11 turbines | 8.8 MW | Operational Dec 2004 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Winscales Moor Cumberland 2/2006/1321 | Wind 7 turbines | 6 MW | Operational May 2009 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA28 6QT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA14 4PJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CA14 5TX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA28 6PS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 590 m (0.4 miles) from the street's postcodes (by 2105, if defences are not maintained or built).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Great Ormes Head to Scotland | none (the line is held) | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Great Ormes Head to Scotland | none (the line is held) | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Great Ormes Head to Scotland | up to 57 m | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
5 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 102 times, for 462 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Distington Beck, Lowca Beck, Trib of Lowca Beck.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Cottages Cso United Utilities | Distington Beck | 1 | 1 | 200 m |
| Lowca Brow (Parton) Cso United Utilities | Lowca Beck | 7 | 18 | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hayes Castle Farm Cso (02628) United Utilities | Distington Beck | 92 | 442 | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ullgill Moresby (Mh65) Cso United Utilities | Trib of Lowca Beck | 2 | 1 | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Common End Combined Sewer Overflow United Utilities | Distington Beck | 0 | 0 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
1 of the street's 4 postcodes is in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground. 3 more are elsewhere in the coalfield, at low risk.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: 3 to 5% (3); 10 to 30% (2).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
3 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 430 m (0.3 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barfs Quarry Distington, Workington, Cumbria | 1982 to 1985 | Inert, industrial, commercial, household, special (hazardous) | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Lowca Works Lowca, Whitehaven, Cumbria | 1976 to 1979 | Industrial, special (hazardous) | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Moresby Hall Farm Moresby, Cumbria | 1978 to 1990 | Inert | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 21 m and 79 m above sea level (58 m on average); the ground rises about 58 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA14 4PJ | 100% | 30% | 30% | 0% |
| CA14 5TX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA28 6PS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA28 6QT | 0% | 0% | 0% | 38% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Parton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Harrington 36,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Whitehaven 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barngill Distington | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (W) Workington | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Senhouse St Car Park Whitehaven GeniePoint | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK | 121 km (75 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Distington Surgery Outstanding Jan 2017 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Harrington Pharmacy | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Oasis Dental Care LTD. | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital Requires improvement Nov 2023 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Care homes | Rosehill House Requires improvement Dec 2025 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Distington, Distington Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 4,700 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,710 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,170 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hayes Castle, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hayes Castle | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Parton Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Watch Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Moresby Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Hallcat Gill | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Micklam Point | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Lowca Point | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Providence Bay | Bay | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 9 |
7 of the street's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cumberland: see them on the Cumberland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowca Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 50% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 13% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| St Bridget's CofE School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 36% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 46% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1 km (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hours Private Day Nursery CA28 6RS | Full day care | 84 | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 57 childminders and 3 home childcarers (nannies) in Cumberland. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cumbria).
Road safety
5 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight, in which 1 person died and 1 person was seriously hurt. 2 involved a pedestrian. 20% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 70 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2025 03:20 | Fatal | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | A595, 70 mph | Dark, no street lights |
| 12 Feb 2025 13:45 | Serious | 1 person | A597, 40 mph | Daylight |
| 16 Sep 2024 19:24 | Slight | 1 person | A597, 40 mph | Daylight |
| 24 May 2024 15:23 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | A597, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 17 Nov 2023 11:58 | Slight | 2 people | A595, 70 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A595 between Brewery Brow, Whitehaven and A597, with 24,414 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 280 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A597 | A595(T) to Scaw Rd, Workington | 13,612 estimated; counted 2022 | 1% | +52% since 2015 | 40 m |
| Minor road | Not recorded | 1,942 counted 2025 | 0% | 230 m | |
| A595 | Brewery Brow, Whitehaven to A597 | 24,414 estimated; counted 2023 | 2% | +56% since 2015 | 280 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CA28 6QT: 5 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- CA14 4PJ: 2 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- CA14 5TX: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
- CA28 6PS: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in CA14, CA28 and across Cumberland.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.