B5345 Cumberland
13 addresses across 4 postcodes (CA27,CA28), about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 9201311.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, F: 1).
- 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 C; 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 St Bees, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 3.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 11 to 87 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fellview Healthcare, about 4.1 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 40% 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
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 200 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 street: most are in band C (25% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, St Bees (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 14.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST BEGA, grade I
- CROSS IN CHURCHYARD TO NORTH OF PRIORY CHURCH NAVE, grade I
- St Bees Priory, former chancel to Priory Church of St Mary and St Bega (Old College Hall), grade I
- WALL, TO WEST OF PRIORY CHURCH NAVE, INCORPORATING MEDIEVAL CROSS AND LINTEL, grade I
- POW BRIDGE OVER POW BECK, grade II*
- ABBEY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- LYCH GATE TO NORTH EAST OF PRIORY CHURCH CHANCEL, grade II
- New College Hall, grade II
- RAILINGS AND GATE CLOSING WEST SIDE OF QUADRANGLE AT ST BEES SCHOOL, grade II
- ST BEES SCHOOL BUILDINGS AROUND QUADRANGLE TO SOUTH WEST, grade II
- St Bees Signal Box, grade II
- SUNDIAL IN CHURCHYARD TO NORTH EAST OF PRIORY CHURCH CHANCEL, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL ADJOINING SOUTH END OF WEST PARAPET TO POW BRIDGE, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL IN PARISH CHURCHYARD TO NORTH OF LYCH GATE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 15 February 2027 to 19 March 2027: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA27 0DR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA27 0DS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CA27 0DU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA28 9UE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 11 m and 87 m above sea level (25 m on average); the ground rises about 76 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA27 0DR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA27 0DS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA27 0DU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CA28 9UE | 71% | 71% | 71% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Bees 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Corkickle 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Nethertown 1,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey Park St Bees | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK | 128 km (80 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fellview Healthcare | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Mirehouse Pharmacy | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 Market Place [Dental Practice] | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Whitehaven Meadow Road Cashzone | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,840 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,600 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,860 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Bees Priory, former chancel to Priory Church of St Mary and St Bega (Old College Hall), a listed building (Grade I), 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Bees Priory, former chancel to Priory Church of St Mary and St Bega (Old College Hall) | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Cross in Churchyard to North of Priory Church Nave | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Mary and St Bega | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Wall, to West of Priory Church Nave, Incorporating Medieval Cross and Lintel | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Wood | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Low Walton Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Bellhouse Gill | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Stanley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| St Bees Beach | Beach | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Ivy Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 3.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.5 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 14 |
6 of the street's 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bees Village Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- CA27 0DR: 5 addresses
- CA27 0DS: 4 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- CA27 0DU: 3 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- CA28 9UE: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
All the streets in CA27, 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.
- 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.