Barwise Row Arlecdon, Cumberland
23 addresses across 3 postcodes (CA26), about 330 m long. USRN 9203500.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £290,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 1, 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 90% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Parton, about 7.2 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 188 to 193 m above sea level.
- Noise: 13 of its 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Distington Surgery, about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) away.
- People: About 660 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £232,500 | £232,500 | £232,500 |
| 2014 | 2 | £53,750 | £31,500 | £76,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £37,500 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £18,000 | £18,000 | £18,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £75,000 | £15,000 | £135,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £22,000 | £22,000 | £22,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2024 | THE SWALLOWS CA26 3XD | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2018 | BLAKESIDE CA26 3XD | Other | £30,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jul 2015 | THE SWALLOWS CA26 3XD | Detached | £232,500 | |
| 2 Dec 2014 | 2 CA26 3XD | Terraced | £31,500 | |
| 21 Mar 2014 | 5 CA26 3XD | Terraced | £76,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2008 | RALTRI CA26 3XD | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2004 | 2 CA26 3XD | Terraced | £37,500 | |
| 3 Dec 2002 | 5 CA26 3XD | Terraced | £18,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2001 | THE SWALLOWS CA26 3XD | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2001 | 2 CA26 3XD | Terraced | £15,000 | |
| 26 Jun 1996 | 2 CA26 3XD | Terraced | £22,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2); House, mid-terrace (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (2); 1991-1995 (1); 2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 A (49% of about 740 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 188 m and 193 m above sea level (191 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA26 3XA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3XD | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| CA26 3XQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Parton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) |
| Corkickle 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Whitehaven 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Joseph Noble Road GeniePoint | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 127 km (79 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Distington Surgery | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lakes Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cleator Moor Dental Practice | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Frizington Post Office Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,250 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hole Gill | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Stockhowhall Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Tutehill Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| High Park | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Church Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Meadley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 23 |
13 of the street's 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlecdon Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 190 m | No published inspection |
| Frizington Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Frizington Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kirkland Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlecdon School CA26 3XA | School/college/university | 190 m | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mona Street (5); On or near Arlecdon Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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) | 45% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- CA26 3XD: 20 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- CA26 3XQ: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- CA26 3XA: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Eskett View · Mona Street · Arlecdon Road · A5086
All the streets in CA26 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.