Lake View Kirkland, Cumberland
96 addresses across 7 postcodes (CA26), about 100 m long. USRN 9203665.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £131,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 58 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 19, E: 22, F: 10, G: 5).
- Flood: 4 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Corkickle, about 9.6 km (5.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 141 to 248 m above sea level.
- Noise: 43 of its 96 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Distington Surgery, about 8.6 km (5.4 miles) away.
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £131,000 | £131,000 | £131,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £116,000 | £113,000 | £119,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £102,000 | £102,000 | £102,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £79,250 | £79,250 | £79,250 |
| 2002 | 1 | £62,000 | £62,000 | £62,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £52,000 | £52,000 | £52,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2026 | 2 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £131,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2024 | 2 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £113,000 | |
| 2 May 2024 | 3 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £119,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2021 | 11 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 7 CA26 3XZ | Flat or maisonette | £155,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Oct 2019 | 11 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2017 | 7 CA26 3XZ | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2011 | 11 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £102,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2009 | 6 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2008 | 4 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2007 | 2 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2003 | 14 CA26 3XZ | Semi-detached | £79,250 | |
| 30 Sep 2002 | 9 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £62,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2001 | 9 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £52,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | 9 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £45,000 | |
| 23 Jul 1999 | 2 CA26 3XZ | Terraced | £34,450 |
Energy performance certificates
58 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 123 m². Most common: House, detached (17); House, mid-terrace (13); House, end-terrace (12). Built: before 1900 (30); 1950-1966 (5); 1967-1975 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (44); rented (social) (3); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (28 addresses)
- 1 Wheatsheaf Cottages, Kirkland
- 2 Wheatsheaf Cottages, Kirkland
- 2, Lake View, Kirkland
- 3 Bank End Barn, Kirkland
- 4, Lake View, Kirkland
- 6, Lake View, Kirkland
- 8, Lake View, Kirkland
- 11, Lake View, Kirkland
- Bank End Cottage, Kirkland
- Becklea, Kirkland
- Blakes Reach, Kirkland
- Bowden, Kirkland
- Brookbank, Kirkland
- Cockan Farm, Kirkland
- Crag View, Kirkland
- Curlews, Kirkland
- Cutie Cottage, Kirkland
- Hatched Green, Kirkland
- High Stowbank, Kirkland
- Istabraq, Kirkland
- Kirkland House Farm, Kirkland
- Oak Lea, Kirkland
- Plessey Cottage, Kirkland
- Rose Cottage, Kirkland
- Rose Lea, Kirkland
- Taw House, Kirkland
- Teathes, Kirkland
- The Eyrie, Kirkland
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 (45% of about 1,070 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA26 3XY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CA26 3YB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA26 3YA | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CA26 3XZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA26 3YD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA26 3XU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA26 3YE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 96 addresses are between 141 m and 248 m above sea level (193 m on average); the ground rises about 108 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA26 3XU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CA26 3XY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3XZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3YA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3YB | 100% | 74% | 74% | 0% |
| CA26 3YD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| CA26 3YE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Corkickle 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (5.9 miles) |
| Parton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Whitehaven 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hatched Green Kirkland | 70 m |
| EV charging points | Joseph Noble Road GeniePoint | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 125 km (78 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Distington Surgery | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lakes Pharmacy | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cleator Moor Dental Practice | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 9.7 km (6.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Frizington Post Office Cashzone | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 220 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,460 m² | 110 m |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stockhowhall Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Strawberry Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Hole Gill | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Salter Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Murton Fell | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Cogra Moss | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.2 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 35 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 96 |
43 of the street's 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kelton Croft (3); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 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 | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 3 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 3XY: 34 addresses of 39 in the postcode
- CA26 3YB: 24 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- CA26 3YA: 17 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- CA26 3XZ: 15 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- CA26 3YD: 4 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- CA26 3XU: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
- CA26 3YE: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Kelton Croft · Bairds Crossing · West Road
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.