# CA28 7JE: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

CA28 7JE 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 7JE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [CA28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca28) › [CA28 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca28-7)

## Around this postcode

- **73 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Copeland 002B: 527 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **Whitehaven, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **3 of 3 properties in CA28 7JE at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Copeland 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **£172,654 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CA28 7JE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CA28 7JE**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE
- **3.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-infant-and-nursery-school-e112297) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | – |
| [St James' CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-junior-school-e112298) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Begh's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-beghs-catholic-junior-school-e112354) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Monkwray Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkwray-junior-school-e112170) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bransty Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bransty-primary-school-e112167) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 44% 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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Kells Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kells-infant-school-e112169) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e112353) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £65,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £142,500 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £30,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2023 | £87,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £178,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Whitehaven (640 m, 8 minutes on foot); Corkickle (870 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MANSION HOUSE SURGERY (240 m); LOWTHER MEDICAL CENTRE (410 m)
- Pharmacies: W FARE LTD (50 m); BOOTS (70 m); WHITEHAVEN LATE NIGHT PHARMACY (160 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (500 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: RANGE DENTAL (150 m); S.J. SMITH & ASSOCIATES (260 m); DENTAL SURGERY (270 m); OASIS DENTAL CARE LTD. (290 m); FLATT WALKS HEALTH CENTRE (420 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Hensingham Whitehaven (200 m, Heron); Aldi Hensingham Whitehaven (360 m, Aldi); Iceland Whitehaven (390 m, Iceland); Morrisons Hensingham Whitehaven (410 m, Morrisons); Asda Whitehaven Supermarket (550 m, Asda)

## 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.

## Copeland 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.7** (2025). Copeland 002B has a deprivation score of 56.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,364th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £122,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Copeland 002B was £122,500 in 2025. Joint 959th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,448** (2021). Copeland 002B had 1,448 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,464th 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: 70.7%** (January 2026). In Copeland 002B, 70.7% 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.

## 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: 54.5477, -3.5907

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=-3.5907,54.5477,CA287JE

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