Wray Head Drigg, Cumberland
17 addresses across 1 postcode (CA19), about 270 m long. USRN 9201583.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £130,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3, E: 3).
- 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 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Drigg, about 110 m away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 17 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Seascale Health Centre, about 3.1 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 180 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £130,000 | £70,000 | £190,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £115,750 | £115,750 | £115,750 |
| 2018 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £125,000 | £105,000 | £145,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £157,000 | £157,000 | £157,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £57,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £48,000 | £48,000 | £48,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £30,725 | £19,950 | £41,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £28,000 | £28,000 | £28,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £41,000 | £41,000 | £41,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2025 | 8 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2025 | 1 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £70,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 17 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2021 | 15 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £115,750 | |
| 21 Sep 2018 | 10 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2015 | 17 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2013 | 3 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 9 Apr 2013 | 8 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2008 | 16 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £157,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2003 | 16 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2003 | 8 CA19 1XR | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 5 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £48,000 | |
| 22 Dec 1999 | 6 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £19,950 | |
| 29 Jul 1999 | 12 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £41,500 | |
| 7 Feb 1997 | 10 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £28,000 | |
| 13 Oct 1995 | 12 CA19 1XR | Semi-detached | £41,000 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (8). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1930-1949 (2); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (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 D (22% of about 640 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 17 addresses are between 15 m and 17 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA19 1XR | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Drigg 7,080 journeys in 2024–25 | 110 m |
| Seascale 49,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Ravenglass for Eskdale 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Road Drigg | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 122 km (76 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Seascale Health Centre | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Seascale Pharmacy | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | West Cumberland Hospital | 18.6 km (12 miles) |
| Police station | Cumbria Constabulary - Whitehaven Police Station | 21 km (13 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Seascale Gosforth Rd Cashzone | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 240 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Drigg Holme packhorse bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Drigg Holme packhorse bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fishgarth Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Addyhouse Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Barn Scar | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Seascale Beach | Beach | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north |
| Muncaster Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 addresses is 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spindle Crafts CA19 1XQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Old Shore Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 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 5 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
- CA19 1XR: 17 addresses
Nearby streets
Old Shore Road · Old Shore Road · Station Road
All the streets in CA19 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.