Pine Vale Cottages Thornthwaite, Cumberland
73 addresses across 5 postcodes (CA12), about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) long. USRN 303408.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £185,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 39 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 2, C: 5, D: 15, E: 12, F: 3, G: 1).
- 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 56% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Aspatria, about 18 km (11 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Whinlatter Forest Park, is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 72 to 337 m above sea level.
- Noise: 38 of its 73 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Castlehead Medical Centre, about 5 km (3.1 miles) away.
- People: About 170 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £72,000 | £72,000 | £72,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £82,500 | £82,000 | £83,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £66,000 | £66,000 | £66,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 2015 | 3 CA12 5SF | Flat or maisonette | £177,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Sep 2015 | 5 CA12 5SF | Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2007 | 2 CA12 5SF | Detached | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Dec 2000 | 1 CA12 5SF | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Apr 1999 | 4 CA12 5SF | Terraced | £72,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Dec 1998 | 5 CA12 5SF | Flat or maisonette | £82,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Apr 1998 | 3 CA12 5SF | Flat or maisonette | £83,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jun 1996 | 1 CA12 5SF | Flat or maisonette | £66,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
39 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 100 m². Most common: House, detached (12); Flat (8); House, semi-detached (6). Built: before 1900 (17); 1900-1929 (5); 1967-1975 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20); rented (private) (5); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (20 addresses)
- 2 Seldom Seen Cottages, Thornthwaite
- 3 Pine Vale Cottages, Thornthwaite
- 5 Pine Vale Cottages, Thornthwaite
- 6 Pine Vale Cottages, Thornthwaite
- End Yan, Thornthwaite
- Fallow Bank, Thornthwaite
- Faulds Nook, Thornthwaite
- Jenkin Lodge, Thornthwaite
- Joans Cottage, Thornthwaite
- Kirkstones, Thornthwaite
- Larches, Thornthwaite
- Old School House, Thornthwaite
- Ridgeway, Thornthwaite
- The Barn, Thornthwaite
- The Bothy, Thornthwaite
- The Croft, Thornthwaite
- Thwaite Hill Cottage, Thornthwaite
- Thwaite Howe, Thornthwaite
- Valley View, Thornthwaite
- Wysall House, Thornthwaite
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 (23% of about 790 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: 15 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 20 October 2026 to 26 October 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
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 3 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 39 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA12 5SA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| CA12 5SG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CA12 5SF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA12 5SE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CA12 5SQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 73 addresses are between 72 m and 337 m above sea level (107 m on average); the ground rises about 265 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA12 5SA | 100% | 56% | 56% | 0% |
| CA12 5SE | 83% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| CA12 5SF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CA12 5SG | 100% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| CA12 5SQ | 96% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Aspatria 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 18 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ladstock Hall Thornthwaite | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (K) Keswick | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing Portinscale | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Noble Knott Car Park | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 108 km (67 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Castlehead Medical Centre | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 Pack Horse Court (Dental Practice) | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Keswick Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Allerdale Police | 20.9 km (13 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whinlatter Forest Park 1,349 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 580 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1,349 hectares in all.
Landmarks
5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ladstock Wood | Wood | 350 m south |
| Brow's Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Seat How | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Bridges Hole | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Church Bay | Bay | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Southerndale | Valley | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.3 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 73 |
38 of the street's 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braithwaite CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 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
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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 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) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 7 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: United Utilities Water Ltd: Utility repair and maintenance works, 21 October 2026 to 23 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, house, detached (lodged 14 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CA12 5SA: 53 addresses of 75 in the postcode
- CA12 5SG: 8 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- CA12 5SF: 7 addresses
- CA12 5SE: 3 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- CA12 5SQ: 2 addresses of 50 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in CA12 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.