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

CA28 6RP 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 6RP 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

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 40% on July. Copeland 003G: 16 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **Corkickle, 780 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **No property in CA28 6RP 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=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Copeland 003G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **£170,966 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CA28 6RP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **Low road and rail noise at CA28 6RP**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP
- **3.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jericho Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jericho-primary-school-e112175) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Benedict's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benedicts-catholic-high-school-e112398) | Secondary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hensingham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hensingham-primary-school-e147597) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregory-and-st-patricks-catholic-infant-school-e112355) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Mayfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-school-e112464) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [St Begh's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-beghs-catholic-junior-school-e112354) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Whitehaven Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-whitehaven-academy-e146634) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St James' CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-junior-school-e112298) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £257,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £242,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2023 | £159,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Corkickle (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Whitehaven (660 m, Spar); EG Corkickle (750 m, Spar)

## 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 003G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.4** (2025). Copeland 003G has a deprivation score of 3.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,329th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Copeland 003G was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 8,738th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,341** (2021). Copeland 003G had 1,341 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,854th 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: 96.2%** (January 2026). In Copeland 003G, 96.2% 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: 54.5426, -3.5701

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=-3.5701,54.5426,CA286RP

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