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CA28 9EF

Kells and Sandwith · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kells and Sandwith
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington
Postcode district
CA28
Postcode sector
CA28 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA28 9HD 67 m
CA28 9ED 77 m
CA28 9FP 84 m
CA28 9EQ 93 m
CA28 9ET 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA28 9EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA28
Postcode sector
CA28 9
Latitude
54.538288
Longitude
-3.594492
British National Grid easting
296,934
British National Grid northing
517,060

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Kells and Sandwith · E05014197
Parish or community
E04012422
Westminster constituency
Whitehaven and Workington · E14001583
Output area
E00097507
Lower layer super output area
Copeland 005A · E01019291
Middle layer super output area
Copeland 005 · E02004004

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Monkwray Junior School

    Community school

    298 m

  2. Kells Infant School

    Community school

    408 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    539 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,580
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 800
  • Public order 172
  • Criminal damage and arson 165
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Other theft 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
CA28 9 residents
7,785

Age bands in CA28 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,511 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

810 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

2,057 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

1,930 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,314 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA28 9 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • LOWTHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CASTLE MEADOWS, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 7RG

    ODS code A82041

    918 m

  • MANSION HOUSE SURGERY

    19-20 IRISH STREET, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 7BU

    ODS code A82075

    939 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

    0.5 miles

  • Whitehaven Rail Station

    RLY · Whitehaven

    1.1 miles

  • Parton Rail Station

    RLY · Parton

    2.3 miles

  • St Bees Rail Station

    RLY · St Bees

    3.2 miles

  • Harrington Rail Station

    RLY · Harrington

    5.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Copeland 005A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,599 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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.

Schools

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Monkwray Junior School is the nearest published school at 298 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,580 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 800 events.

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