# CA28 6PZ: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

CA28 6PZ 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 CA28 6PZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [CA28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca28) › [CA28 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca28-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. Copeland 001C: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **Parton, 1.2 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **No property in CA28 6PZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Copeland 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **£170,966 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CA28 6PZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CA28 6PZ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ
- **2.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lowca Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lowca-community-school-e112158) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bridget's CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bridgets-cofe-school-e112296) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £142,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2023 | £88,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £32,800 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2024 | £235,995 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £170,966** (July 2026). Cumberland’s average house price was £170,966 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 4.0×** (2025). A home in Cumberland costs 4.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 8th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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.

## Copeland 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.2** (2025). Copeland 001C has a deprivation score of 31.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,695th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £115,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Copeland 001C was £115,000 in 2025. Joint 682nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,304** (2021). Copeland 001C had 1,304 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,713th least 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: 85.0%** (January 2026). In Copeland 001C, 85.0% 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.

## CA28 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CA28 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: 27,607** (2021). CA28 had 27,607 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,051st 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in CA28 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: 88.7%** (January 2026). In CA28, 88.7% 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: 54.5808, -3.5740

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), July 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=-3.5740,54.5808,CA286PZ

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