# CA14 1BQ: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

CA14 1BQ is a postcode in Cumberland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cumberland. Open the map at CA14 1BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [CA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca14) › [CA14 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca14-1)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Allerdale 008D: 47 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **Flimby, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **1 of 4 properties in CA14 1BQ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Allerdale 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **£172,654 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **No gigabit broadband at CA14 1BQ**: Superfast for 0%, 100% can't get decent broadband. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CA14 1BQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ
- **4.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaton-st-pauls-cofe-junior-school-e112277) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seaton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaton-academy-e136285) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Northside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northside-primary-school-e143536) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £172,654** (August 2026). Cumberland’s average house price was £172,654 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,461** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cumberland earned a median of £42,461 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.1×** (2025). A home in Cumberland costs 4.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 10th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.8** (2025). Cumberland has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 95th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Allerdale 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.1** (2025). Allerdale 008D has a deprivation score of 22.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,030th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £184,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Allerdale 008D was £184,000 in 2025. Joint 5,099th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,789** (2021). Allerdale 008D had 1,789 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,214th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In Allerdale 008D, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CA14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CA14 was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 148th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,771** (2021). CA14 had 35,771 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 605th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in CA14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.7%** (January 2026). In CA14, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Centre: 54.6683, -3.5419

Council: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Whitehaven and Workington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/whitehaven-and-workington): Josh MacAlister (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.5419,54.6683,CA141BQ

## How to cite

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