Area guide

Living in CA95, Cumberland

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around CA95 in Cumberland. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 13 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Cumberland: £170,966, up 3.3% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North West average is £221,445.

Check sold prices for a specific address in CA95 →
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Council tax at Band D in Cumberland: £2,511 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare CA95 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for CA95 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around CA95

86 recorded home sales on the streets around central CA95 in the last 2 years, with a median of £81,500 and a range from £33,000 to £325,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
56 Corporation Road, CA14 2PQ Terraced £110,000 29 Jul 2026
15 Clay Street, CA14 2XZ Terraced £64,000 23 Jul 2026
24 Gladstone Street, CA14 2XH Terraced £37,500 20 Jul 2026
63 Corporation Road, CA14 2PH Terraced £160,000 26 Jun 2026
10 Dean Street, CA14 2XA Terraced £175,000 12 Jun 2026
34 Lonsdale Street, CA14 2YD Terraced £110,000 12 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

16 schools within 3 miles , of which 73% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School Primary Outstanding 1.1 mi away no figure
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
Northside Primary School Primary Good 0.9 mi away no figure
Westfield Nursery and Primary School Primary Good 1.3 mi away no figure
Workington Academy Secondary Good 1.4 mi away no figure
Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School Primary Good 1.8 mi away no figure

13 state primary and 2 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for CA95 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Sales and customer service14.6%
Skilled trades14.3%
Elementary occupations12.0%
Caring, leisure and other service11.9%
Process, plant and machine operatives11.3%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How CA95 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: private renting, up 8.1 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of CA95 (E01019120, 1,541 residents in 2021, down 13.6% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: private renting, up 8.1 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 76.6% 73.3% -3.3 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 13.4% 21.5% +8.1 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 7.8% 5.0% -2.8 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 15.4% 12.4% -3.0 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 14.4% 19.2% +4.8 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 15.0% 19.4% +4.4 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 2.4% 2.9% +0.5 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 80.9% 78.4% -2.5 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.8% 97.9% -0.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

184 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central CA95 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 3 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Cumberland's figures.

Buses from the centre of CA95

Best-served stop: TIO Cumbria Ltd, with 1.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of CA95 is TIO Cumbria Ltd: 1.9 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.2 in the evening and 0.6 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:30, last 19:20. Routes there: 50. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

1 GP practice within 3.0 km of the centre of CA95. The nearest, James Street Group Pract, has 33,405 registered patients and 3,660 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
James Street Group Pract0.6 mi33,4053,660

Nearest A&E: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, where 59.0% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 57.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Cumberland pays £2,511 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.9% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Cumberland, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Cumberland, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2023-24£2,175Not given
2024-25£2,284+5.0%
2025-26£2,394+4.8%
2026-27£2,511+4.9%

Exceptional Financial Support. Cumberland was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£11.834m), 2025-26 (£23.439m), 2024-25 (£22.582m), 2023-24 (£10.636m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about CA95

What is the average house price in CA95?

The average sold price in Cumberland is £170,966 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in CA95?

Prices in Cumberland are up 3.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in CA95?

The median of 86 recorded sales around central CA95 in the last 2 years is £81,500, ranging from £33,000 to £325,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in CA95?

16 schools sit within 3 miles of central CA95, and 73% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in CA95?

184 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CA95 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is CA95 at risk of flooding?

Central CA95 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is CA95 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 73% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £81,500; the area sits in decile 3 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 184 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is CA95 safe?

184 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CA95 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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