CA28 7BF

Kells and Sandwith · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Whitehaven
Local authority
Cumberland
Postcode district
CA28
Postcode sector
CA28 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA28 7BU 29 m
CA28 7BA 55 m
CA28 7BS 61 m
CA28 0RZ 62 m
CA28 0SA 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA28 7BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA28
Postcode sector
CA28 7
Latitude
54.546213
Longitude
-3.588493
British National Grid easting
297,342
British National Grid northing
517,933

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Parish or community
E04012422
Output area
E00097447
Lower layer super output area
Copeland 002B · E01019280
Middle layer super output area
Copeland 002 · E02004001

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Property

At this postcode

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38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Falcon Court, Apartment 10, Irish Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7BF 15 November 2024 £151,000
Falcon Court, Apartment 27, Irish Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7BF 17 May 2024 £100,000
Falcon Court, Apartment 7, Irish Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7BF 16 February 2024 £139,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. St Begh's Catholic Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    464 m
  2. St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    567 m
  3. St James' CofE Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    678 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,406
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 693
  • Public order 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 138
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Other theft 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

16 female, 17 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
1.4
CA28 7 residents
2,728

Age bands in CA28 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.2%

185 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

232 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

628 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

771 residents

Age 65 and over
29.2%

750 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA28 7 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

2

within 5 km

  • MANSION HOUSE SURGERY

    19-20 IRISH STREET, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 7BU

    ODS code A82075

    29 m

  • LOWTHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CASTLE MEADOWS, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 7RG

    ODS code A82041

    187 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

  • Corkickle Rail Station

    RLY · Corkickle

    0.4 miles
  • Whitehaven Rail Station

    RLY · Whitehaven

    0.5 miles
  • Parton Rail Station

    RLY · Parton

    1.7 miles
  • St Bees Rail Station

    RLY · St Bees

    3.7 miles
  • Harrington Rail Station

    RLY · Harrington

    4.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Copeland 002B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,369 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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
27
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 £139,950 from 11 recorded sales in CA28 7BF. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Begh's Catholic Junior School is the nearest published school at 464 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,406 published events cover 12 months, averaging 117.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 693 events.

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