A597 Workington, Cumberland
24 addresses across 4 postcodes (CA14), about 920 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 303546.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- 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 67% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Harrington, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 16 to 82 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Distington Surgery, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 800 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 (49% of about 1,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 30 September 2026: Cumberland Council, Works for road purposes, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 5 September 2026 to 7 September 2026: Fibrus Networks GB Ltd, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA14 4PJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CA14 4LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA14 3BG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA14 4NN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 16 m and 82 m above sea level (78 m on average); the ground rises about 66 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA14 3BG | 67% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| CA14 4LA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CA14 4NN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CA14 4PJ | 100% | 30% | 30% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harrington 36,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Workington 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Parton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lowca turn High Harrington | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (W) Workington | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Joseph Noble Road GeniePoint | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK | 119 km (74 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Distington Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | Harrington Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Kerrypark Dental Practice | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Workington Community Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Workington Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Distington, Distington Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,850 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 860 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Defended enclosure at Salterbeck, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Defended enclosure at Salterbeck | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| School Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Hallcat Gill | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Copperas Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Moss Bay | Bay | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Micklam Point | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 24 |
19 of the street's 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes College - West Cumbria | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Distington Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Energy Coast UTC | Secondary | 14–19 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Beckstone Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
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).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 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
- CA14 4PJ: 20 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- CA14 4LA: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- CA14 3BG: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
- CA14 4NN: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Charity Lane · Main Road · Christabel Road · Nightingale Row
All the streets in CA14 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.
- 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.