Croftlands Torpenhow, Cumberland
97 addresses across 11 postcodes (CA7), about 2.8 km (1.8 miles) long. USRN 302881.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £265,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 45 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 1, D: 9, E: 23, F: 10).
- 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 D; 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 Aspatria, about 5.3 km (3.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 3.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 106 to 159 m above sea level.
- Noise: 25 of its 97 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Aspatria Medical Group, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away.
- People: About 440 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £185,000 | £170,000 | £200,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £127,000 | £127,000 | £127,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £33,500 | £33,500 | £33,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2024 | 5 CA7 1HU | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2020 | 5 CA7 1HU | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2018 | 1 CA7 1HU | Other | £450 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Nov 2017 | 1 CA7 1HU | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2017 | 5 CA7 1HU | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2009 | 6 CA7 1HU | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2006 | 5 CA7 1HU | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2005 | 6 CA7 1HU | Semi-detached | £127,000 | |
| 28 Jun 1996 | 3 CA7 1HU | Semi-detached | £33,500 |
Energy performance certificates
45 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 141 m². Most common: House, detached (18); House, semi-detached (15); Bungalow, detached (5). Built: before 1900 (21); 1983-1990 (6); 1930-1949 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (28); rented (private) (4); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (28 addresses)
- 1 Orchard Cottages, Torpenhow
- 1, Croftlands, Torpenhow
- 1, High Mains, Torpenhow
- 2, High Mains, Torpenhow
- 3, Beech Terrace, Torpenhow
- 6, Croftlands, Torpenhow
- 8, Croftlands, Torpenhow
- Barn End, Torpenhow
- Beech House, Torpenhow
- Brackenthwaite, Torpenhow
- Criffel View, Torpenhow
- Glencoe, Torpenhow
- Hay Rake Barn, Torpenhow
- Inkwell Cottage, Torpenhow
- Ivy Cottage, Torpenhow
- Kirk Hill, Torpenhow
- Low Croft, Torpenhow
- Midtown Farm, Torpenhow
- Millfield, Torpenhow
- Nichol Croft, Torpenhow
- Oak Cottage, Torpenhow
- Sea View, Torpenhow
- Stone Garth, Torpenhow
- Sundial Cottage, Torpenhow
- The Vicarage, Torpenhow
- Thornfield House, Torpenhow
- Three Hills Barn, Park House, Torpenhow
- Torpenhow Hall, Torpenhow
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 D (25% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Torpenhow (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- CROFT HOUSE, grade II
- TORPENHOW HALL, grade II
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 1HT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| CA7 1JF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1JD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1JA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1HY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1HX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CA7 1JZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA7 1JE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 97 addresses are between 106 m and 159 m above sea level (135 m on average); the ground rises about 53 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA7 1HT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA7 1HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA7 1HX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA7 1HY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA7 1HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA7 1JA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA7 1JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA7 1JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA7 1JE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA7 1JF | 100% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| CA7 1JZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Aspatria 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Wigton 65,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kirkland Green Torpenhow | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 106 km (66 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Aspatria Medical Group | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Cockermouth Hospital | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Police station | Workington Police Station | 21.6 km (13 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 2,110 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,850 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Blennerhasset Roman fort, 300m south west of Harbybrow, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Blennerhasset Roman fort, 300m south west of Harbybrow | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| The Battery | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Moated site 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Cockbridge | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Harley Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Cubby Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Towtops Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Thornscalemire Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| St John's Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Grave's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 3.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.0 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 72 | 97 |
25 of the street's 97 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 Michael's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
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) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 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) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 19% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
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
- CA7 1HT: 30 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- CA7 1JF: 24 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- CA7 1JD: 11 addresses
- CA7 1HU: 9 addresses
- CA7 1JA: 9 addresses
- CA7 1HY: 4 addresses
- CA7 1HX: 3 addresses
- CA7 1HZ: 3 addresses
- CA7 1JZ: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- CA7 1JB: 1 address
- CA7 1JE: 1 address
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.