B5299 Cumberland
47 addresses across 7 postcodes (CA7), about 900 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 303824.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 5, E: 6, F: 2).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 69% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Aspatria, about 6.5 km (4.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 97 to 107 m above sea level.
- Noise: 32 of its 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Aspatria Medical Group, about 6.9 km (4.3 miles) away.
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 32% 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
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 133 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4); House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (6); 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
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 (37% of about 1,840 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 31 October 2026
- 29 November 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 25 January 2027 to 29 January 2027: Fibrus Networks GB Ltd, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
- 15 February 2027 to 4 April 2027: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 27 October 2026 to 29 October 2026: Fibrus Networks GB Ltd, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge (minor works)
- 20 October 2026: Fibrus Networks GB Ltd, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
- 30 September 2026 to 13 October 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (standard works)
- 18 September 2026 to 20 September 2026: Fibrus Networks GB Ltd, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA7 1AN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1AW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1JP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1AH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 47 addresses are between 97 m and 107 m above sea level (104 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA7 1AH | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CA7 1AJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CA7 1AL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CA7 1AN | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CA7 1AW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CA7 1BS | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CA7 1JP | 94% | 69% | 69% | 6% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Aspatria 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Wigton 65,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highfield House Mealsgate | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 103 km (64 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Aspatria Medical Group | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Clinic | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Wigton Hospital | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | Cumbria Police - Carlisle Shadygrove Road Police Station | 21.7 km (14 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Whitehall, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whitehall | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Moated site 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Cockbridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Harbybrow pele tower | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Roman road, Waverbridge to Pattenfoot | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Charley Pit Wood | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Rosesyke Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Leesrigg Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Newbiggin Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
| Crummock Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Watch Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 47 |
32 of the street's 47 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 5 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: United Utilities Water Ltd: Utility repair and maintenance works, 15 February 2027 to 4 April 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CA7 1AN: 19 addresses
- CA7 1AW: 13 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- CA7 1AL: 5 addresses
- CA7 1JP: 4 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- CA7 1AJ: 3 addresses
- CA7 1AH: 2 addresses
- CA7 1BS: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
All the streets in CA7 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.