CA14 5TE postcode in Distington, Cumberland

CA14 5TE is a postcode in Distington, in the Howgate ward of Cumberland. It is in the Whitehaven and Workington parliamentary constituency and the Cumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 95% of homes and businesses can get it. Cumberland: 85% Typical price £141,000 Homes sold in CA14 5, last 12 months. ▼ 2.8% on the year before Nearest station Harrington 2.4 km in a straight line

Where CA14 5TE is, and what is near it

Map of CA14 5TE and what is near it Map of CA14 5TE: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the CA14 5 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CA14 5SP: also in CA14 5CA14 5SQ: also in CA14 5CA14 5SR: also in CA14 5CA14 5SS: also in CA14 5CA14 5ST: also in CA14 5CA14 5SU: also in CA14 5CA14 5SW: also in CA14 5CA14 5SX: also in CA14 5CA14 5SY: also in CA14 5CA14 5SZ: also in CA14 5CA14 5TA: also in CA14 5CA14 5TB: also in CA14 5CA14 5TD: also in CA14 5CA14 5TG: also in CA14 5CA14 5TH: also in CA14 5CA14 5TN: also in CA14 5CA14 5TP: also in CA14 5CA14 5TR: also in CA14 5CA14 5TS: also in CA14 5CA14 5TT: also in CA14 5CA14 5TU: also in CA14 5CA14 5TW: also in CA14 5CA14 5TX: also in CA14 5CA14 5TY: also in CA14 5CA14 5UA: also in CA14 5CA14 5UH: also in CA14 5CA14 5UJ: also in CA14 5CA14 5UL: also in CA14 5CA14 5UN: also in CA14 5CA14 5UP: also in CA14 5CA14 5UR: also in CA14 5CA14 5UT: also in CA14 5CA14 5UU: also in CA14 5CA14 5UW: also in CA14 5CA14 5UX: also in CA14 5CA14 5UY: also in CA14 5CA14 5UZ: also in CA14 5CA14 5XA: also in CA14 5CA14 5XB: also in CA14 5CA14 5XD: also in CA14 5CA14 5XG: also in CA14 5CA14 5XH: also in CA14 5CA14 5XJ: also in CA14 5CA14 5XL: also in CA14 5CA14 5XN: also in CA14 5CA14 5XP: also in CA14 5CA14 5XQ: also in CA14 5CA14 5XW: also in CA14 5 Parton station 4.0 kmGP 5.3 kmDistington CA14 5TE Map of CA14 5TE and what is near it Map of CA14 5TE: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the CA14 5 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 5.3 kmDistington CA14 5TE
  • CA14 5TE
  • Other postcodes in CA14 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.5975, longitude -3.5407)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CA14 5TE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CA14 5TE?

Every home and business at CA14 5TE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 95% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)95% can get it

Cumberland: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cumberland: 97%

The line marks the figure across Cumberland.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CA14 5TE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA14 5TE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CA14 5TE on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CA14 5TE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CA14 5TE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cumberland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CA14 5TE: 5,381 properties in Cumberland are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Cumberland

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CA14 5TE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CA14 5TE?

Homes in CA14 5 sold for a typical £141,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, down 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£141,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£145,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £264,975 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £132,500 22 sales
  • Terraced £77,000 22 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CA14 district: a typical £160,000 from 463 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CA14 5TE

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CA14 5TE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 September 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at CA14 5TE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CA14 5TE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CA14 5TE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around CA14 5TE. Over half of them (87%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (49%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CA14 5TE

Band D in Cumberland for 2026‑27: £2,511. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,674 (band A) to £2,511 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,674.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 620 (87%)£1,674
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,953
Band Cabout 30 (4%)£2,232
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,511
Band Ewithheld£3,069
Band Fwithheld£3,627
Band Gfewer than 5£4,186
Band Hfewer than 5£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 49% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cumberland before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CA14 5TE is in (ONS area E01019269), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CA14 5TE?

The nearest open schools to CA14 5TE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CA14 5TE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CA14 5TE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CA14 5TE is Harrington Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Harrington Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Parton Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Chapel Street, 117 m away.

More stations near CA14 5TE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CA14 5TE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA14 5TE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CA14 5TE?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CA14 5TE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt / Chargepoint Charging point · 2 chargers 850 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CA14 5TE?

The nearest to the centre of CA14 5TE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CA14 5TE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CA14 5TE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CA14 5TE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CA14 5TE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA14 5TE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CA14 5TE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CA14 5TE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CA14 5TE in a conservation area?

The centre of CA14 5TE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CA14 5TE?

Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA14 5TE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Shoplifting1 report
Other theft1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CA14 5TE

Ward
Howgate
Parish
Distington
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Distington
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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CA14 5TD70 mCA14 5TN90 mCA14 5TH100 mCA14 5TA110 mCA14 5ST120 mCA14 5UL130 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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