Murray Close Longtown, Cumberland
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (CA6), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 86000008.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £470,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (A: 6).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gretna Green, about 6.2 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Riverside Doilies Brae, is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Longtown Medical Centre, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 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 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 2024 | 4 CA6 5FD | Detached | £470,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 160 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 2021 (5); 2024 (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (52% of about 1,590 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Site of former Lochinvar School Longtown, not permissioned (340 m)
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, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA6 5FD | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| CA6 5XJ | zone 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 19 m and 21 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA6 5FD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA6 5XJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gretna Green 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Carlisle 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longtown Junior & Infant school | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 81.9 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longtown Medical Centre | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 21D Carlisle | 9.3 km (5.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Cumberland Infirmary | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
| Police station | Gretna Police Station | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Riverside Doilies Brae 1.8 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Solway Moss 1542, a registered battlefield, 1.6 km (1 mile) south. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Solway Moss 1542 | Registered battlefield | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Powdrake Pool | Lake or reservoir | 210 m south-west |
| Willow Pool | Lake or reservoir | 640 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Scaurbank Wood | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Clog Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Red Cleugh | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Jenet's Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 7 |
5 of the street's 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longtown Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pear Tree Nursery CA6 5UG | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2020 |
| Eagle Snacks CA6 5UQ | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Kingsland Chinese Take Away CA6 5UB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Aspens Services Ltd - Longtown Primary School CA6 5UF | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Eskdale House Residential Home CA6 5UZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2026 |
| The Sycamore Tree CA6 5UD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2024 |
| Graham Eyes High Class Butchers CA6 5UD | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Powdrake Crescent (5); On or near The Scaur (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 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) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 4 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
Nearby streets
Waverley Road · Powdrake Crescent · The Scaur · Netherby Road · Oak Avenue · Sycamore Drive · Beech Close · Netherby Road
All the streets in CA6 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.