Waygates Wreay, Cumberland
18 addresses across 1 postcode (CA4), about 360 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 5906246.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 1, D: 4, E: 1, F: 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 81% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wetheral, about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Brisco Common, is about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 76 to 95 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Court Thorn Surgery, about 4.9 km (3 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 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
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 122 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (5); 2019 (1); 2010 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
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 (30% of about 860 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
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 18 addresses are between 76 m and 95 m above sea level (91 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA4 0RL | 87% | 81% | 81% | 3% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wetheral 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Carlisle 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Dalston (Cumbria) 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Wreay | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (Ca) Carlisle | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 79.4 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Court Thorn Surgery | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Dalston Pharmacy LTD | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Eden Dental Practice | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Cumberland Infirmary | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Carlisle Police Station | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Exelby Services - Golden Fleece, M6, Junction 42 Cashzone | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Brisco Common 7,530 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| Park House Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Scalesceugh Roman kilns | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old Ravenside Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Potterpits Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Low Hurst Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Quarryholes Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Garden Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 | 16 | 18 |
2 of the street's 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wreay Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 320 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wreay School Kitchen CA4 0RL | School/college/university | 110 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2025 |
| The Plough Inn CA4 0RL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Wreay Village Hall CA4 0RL | Other catering premises | 110 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Waygates (4); On or near Wreay Gardens (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
- CA4 0RL: 18 addresses of 52 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wreay Gardens · St Mary's Court
All the streets in CA4 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.