CA28 8DB

Mirehouse · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cumberland
Postcode district
CA28
Postcode sector
CA28 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA28 8BN 0 m
CA28 8DA 12 m
CA28 8BW 94 m
CA28 8BZ 105 m
CA28 8BY 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA28 8DB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2009
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA28
Postcode sector
CA28 8
Latitude
54.527116
Longitude
-3.573952
British National Grid easting
298,235
British National Grid northing
515,787

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Mirehouse · E05014204
Parish or community
E04012422
Output area
E00097520
Lower layer super output area
Copeland 005E · E01019296
Middle layer super output area
Copeland 005 · E02004004

Postcode source versions

Explore CA28

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
17
Secondary
2
  1. Valley Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    0 m
  2. St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  3. Hensingham Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
977
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 548
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Public order 95
  • Other theft 65
  • Other crime 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA28 8 residents
8,216

Age bands in CA28 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,387 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

833 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,987 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,248 residents

Age 65 and over
21%

1,718 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOWTHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CASTLE MEADOWS, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 7RG

    ODS code A82041

    2.2 km

  • MANSION HOUSE SURGERY

    19-20 IRISH STREET, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 7BU

    ODS code A82075

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Corkickle Rail Station

    RLY · Corkickle

    1.1 miles
  • Whitehaven Rail Station

    RLY · Whitehaven

    1.9 miles
  • St Bees Rail Station

    RLY · St Bees

    2.5 miles
  • Parton Rail Station

    RLY · Parton

    3.0 miles
  • Nethertown Rail Station

    RLY · Nethertown

    4.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Copeland 005E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,260 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Valley Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

977 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 548 events.

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