CA14 4PU

Howgate · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Workington
Ward
Howgate
Local authority
Cumberland
Postcode district
CA14
Postcode sector
CA14 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA14 4PT 174 m
CA14 5XZ 196 m
CA14 5XT 206 m
CA14 5YA 209 m
CA14 5XX 225 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA14 4PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA14
Postcode sector
CA14 4
Latitude
54.587629
Longitude
-3.539916
British National Grid easting
300,585
British National Grid northing
522,471

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Howgate · E05014196
Parish or community
E04002484
Output area
E00097394
Lower layer super output area
Copeland 001E · E01034075
Middle layer super output area
Copeland 001 · E02004000

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Orchard, Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PU 21 October 2025 £250,000
28, Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PU 4 April 2025 £217,300
17, Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PU 7 February 2025 £249,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Distington Community School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. West Cumbria Learning Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    1.9 km
  3. Lowca Community School

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
75
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Public order 10
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

38 female, 35 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
1.9
CA14 4 residents
5,951

Age bands in CA14 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

837 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

520 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

1,351 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

2,047 residents

Age 65 and over
28.5%

1,895 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA14 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • DISTINGTON SURGERY

    HINNINGS ROAD, DISTINGTON, WORKINGTON, CA14 5UR

    ODS code A82023

    860 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Parton Rail Station

    RLY · Parton

    2.0 miles
  • Harrington Rail Station

    RLY · Harrington

    2.1 miles
  • Whitehaven Rail Station

    RLY · Whitehaven

    3.0 miles
  • Corkickle Rail Station

    RLY · Corkickle

    3.6 miles
  • Workington Rail Station

    RLY · Workington

    4.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Copeland 001E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,031 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £249,750 from 10 recorded sales in CA14 4PU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cumberland is £172,036 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Distington Community School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

75 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 35 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.