Irton Cottages Isel, Cumberland
53 addresses across 4 postcodes (CA13), about 7.6 km (4.7 miles) long. USRN 301632.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 1999 the median was £105,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 6, F: 3, G: 4).
- Flood: 9 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 E; Band D in Cumberland costs £2,511 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 94% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Aspatria, about 7.2 km (4.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 3.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 59 to 173 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 53 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Castlegate And Derwent Surgery, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £107,000 | £107,000 | £107,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1999 | 2 CA13 9ST | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 14 Jan 1998 | 2 CA13 9ST | Semi-detached | £107,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 141 m². Most common: House, detached (7); Bungalow, detached (3); House, end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (10); 1900-1929 (2); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (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 E (24% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Blindcrake (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 11.
- 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 MICHAEL, grade I
- ISEL HALL, grade I
- TABLE TOMB SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, grade II*
- BYRE SOUTH OF ISEL MILL, grade II
- GATE PIERS AND GARDEN WALLS IN FRONT OF ISEL HALL, grade II
- GATES, WALL AND RAILINGS OF ISEL BRIDGE HOUSE, grade II
- ISEL BRIDGE HOUSE AND FORMER STABLES, grade II
- ISEL GRANGE, grade II
- ISEL MILL, grade II
- ISEL MILL HOUSE AND GRANARY ADJOINING, grade II
- STABLE FLATS AND FORMER CARRIAGE HOUSE AT ISEL HALL, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 5 January 2027 to 1 July 2027: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 26 September 2026 to 28 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 18 September 2026 to 23 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 15 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 78 homes the Environment Agency counts, 5 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA13 0QG | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA13 9ST | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA13 9SR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA13 0QP | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 1 / 11 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 53 addresses are between 59 m and 173 m above sea level (99 m on average); the ground rises about 114 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA13 0QG | 86% | 86% | 86% | 14% |
| CA13 0QP | 94% | 94% | 94% | 5% |
| CA13 9SR | 57% | 57% | 57% | 29% |
| CA13 9ST | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Aspatria 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Maryport 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Flimby 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 111 km (69 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Castlegate And Derwent Surgery | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Castlegate Pharmacy | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | St Helens Dental Practice | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Cockermouth Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Workington Police Station | 15.4 km (9.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | *Withdrawal Only* Cockermouth Stores Cashzone | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Isel Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Isel Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gill Wood | Wood | 190 m west |
| Ellers Wood | Wood | 220 m north |
| Kirk Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Long Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Brock Hole | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) east |
| Buckholme Island | Island | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 3.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 5.9 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 53 |
11 of the street's 53 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 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 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
- CA13 0QG: 27 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- CA13 9ST: 13 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- CA13 9SR: 12 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- CA13 0QP: 1 address of 99 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in CA13 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.