Vicus Drive Penrith, Westmorland and Furness
1 address across 1 postcode (CA11), about 120 m long. USRN 85900215.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (A: 5).
- 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 B; Band D in Westmorland and Furness costs £2,508 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Penrith (North Lakes), about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Castle Park, is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 193 to 196 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Birbeck Medical Group, about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away.
- People: About 510 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 21 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 182 m². Most common: House, detached (5). Built: 2024 (3); 2022 (1); 2016 (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Westmorland and Furness in 2026-27: Band D £2,508 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,672 | £1,951 | £2,229 | £2,508 | £3,065 | £3,623 | £4,180 | £5,016 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (34% of about 820 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 193 m and 196 m above sea level (194 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA11 8BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penrith (North Lakes) 716,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Langwathby 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Lazonby and Kirkoswald 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pennyhill Park Fairhill | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (P) Penrith | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brunswick Square, Penrith | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 79.6 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Birbeck Medical Group | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Penrith Community Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Cumbria Police Headquarters | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Castle Park 3.8 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,300 m² | 380 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cockell House, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m (0.5 miles) south. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cockell House | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) south |
| The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Beacon Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Maiden Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Home Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Stainton Island | Island | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south |
| Whins Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 6 |
2 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 Westmorland and Furness: see them on the Westmorland and Furness page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brunswick School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Beaconside CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, 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 | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near White Ox Way (21).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
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
- CA11 8BS: 1 address of 99 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Gladiator Close · Tribune Way · Inglewood Road · Centurion Rise · Chase Park · White Ox Way · Fairhill Road · Milestone Cottages · Swindale Gardens · Fairhill Close · Raiselands Croft · Walker Rise
All the streets in CA11 and across Westmorland and Furness.
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.