The Loudons Gosforth, Cumberland
6 addresses across 1 postcode (CA20), about 60 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 9203859.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £160,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 2).
- 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 C; Band D in Cumberland costs £2,511 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Seascale, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 56 to 58 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Seascale Health Centre, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan 2023 | 5 CA20 1FE | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 14 May 2021 | 4 CA20 1FE | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2019 | 3 CA20 1FE | Other | £160,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 2 CA20 1FE | Detached | £150,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 283 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 2018 (1); 2025 (1); 2021 (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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (24% of about 760 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 56 m and 58 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA20 1FE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Seascale 49,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Drigg 7,080 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Sellafield 187,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Petton Place Gosforth | 270 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gosforth Car Park | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 126 km (79 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Seascale Health Centre | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Seascale Pharmacy | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 Market Place [Dental Practice] | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 17.3 km (11 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Seascale Gosforth Rd Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 690 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Library and That Part of Village Hall Which Originally Constituted Denton Hill, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Library and That Part of Village Hall Which Originally Constituted Denton Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| Gatepiers to South of Gosforth Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Gosforth Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| High cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Stubshead Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Ponsonby Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Seascale Scar | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Seascale Beach | Beach | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 6 |
4 of the street's 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Red Coffee CA20 1AW | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 24 May 2024 |
| Lion & Lamb CA20 1AL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Wild Olive CA20 1AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Gosforth Bakery CA20 1AS | Other catering premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 7 Feb 2024 |
| Yam Frae Yam CA20 1EJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Feb 2024 |
| Westlakes Coach House CA20 1HP | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sports/Recreation Area (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 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) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 6 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
- CA20 1FE: 6 addresses
Nearby streets
Gosforth Gate · Meadowfield Grove · The Square · Meadow Close · Hallbeck Place · Hardingill
All the streets in CA20 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.