CA20 1AD postcode in Cumberland, England

CA20 1AD is a postcode in Cumberland, in the Gosforth ward. 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 0% of homes and businesses at CA20 1AD can get it Across Cumberland: 85% Typical price £210,000 Homes sold in CA20 1, last 12 months. ▼ 2.3% on the year before Nearest station Seascale 2.5 km in a straight line

Where CA20 1AD is, and what is near it

Map of CA20 1AD and what is near it Map of CA20 1AD: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the CA20 1 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CA20 1AA: also in CA20 1CA20 1AE: also in CA20 1CA20 1AF: also in CA20 1CA20 1AG: also in CA20 1CA20 1AH: also in CA20 1CA20 1AJ: also in CA20 1CA20 1AL: also in CA20 1CA20 1AN: also in CA20 1CA20 1AP: also in CA20 1CA20 1AQ: also in CA20 1CA20 1AR: also in CA20 1CA20 1AS: also in CA20 1CA20 1AT: also in CA20 1CA20 1AU: also in CA20 1CA20 1AW: also in CA20 1CA20 1AX: also in CA20 1CA20 1AY: also in CA20 1CA20 1AZ: also in CA20 1CA20 1BG: also in CA20 1CA20 1BN: also in CA20 1CA20 1BP: also in CA20 1CA20 1BS: also in CA20 1CA20 1BT: also in CA20 1CA20 1BU: also in CA20 1CA20 1BW: also in CA20 1CA20 1EA: also in CA20 1CA20 1EG: also in CA20 1CA20 1EH: also in CA20 1CA20 1EQ: also in CA20 1CA20 1EY: also in CA20 1CA20 1EZ: also in CA20 1CA20 1FB: also in CA20 1CA20 1FE: also in CA20 1CA20 1HA: also in CA20 1CA20 1HB: also in CA20 1CA20 1HD: also in CA20 1CA20 1HE: also in CA20 1CA20 1HF: also in CA20 1CA20 1HG: also in CA20 1CA20 1HH: also in CA20 1CA20 1HJ: also in CA20 1CA20 1HL: also in CA20 1CA20 1HN: also in CA20 1CA20 1HP: also in CA20 1CA20 1HQ: also in CA20 1CA20 1HR: also in CA20 1CA20 1HT: also in CA20 1CA20 1HU: also in CA20 1CA20 1HW: also in CA20 1CA20 1HX: also in CA20 1CA20 1HY: also in CA20 1CA20 1HZ: also in CA20 1CA20 1JA: also in CA20 1CA20 1JH: also in CA20 1CA20 1JJ: also in CA20 1CA20 1JL: also in CA20 1CA20 1JN: also in CA20 1CA20 1JP: also in CA20 1CA20 1JQ: also in CA20 1CA20 1JR: also in CA20 1CA20 1JS: also in CA20 1CA20 1JT: also in CA20 1CA20 1JU: also in CA20 1CA20 1JW: also in CA20 1CA20 1JX: also in CA20 1CA20 1JY: also in CA20 1CA20 1JZ: also in CA20 1CA20 1LB: also in CA20 1CA20 1LD: also in CA20 1CA20 1LE: also in CA20 1CA20 1LF: also in CA20 1CA20 1LG: also in CA20 1CA20 1LH: also in CA20 1CA20 1LJ: also in CA20 1CA20 1LL: also in CA20 1CA20 1LN: also in CA20 1CA20 1LP: also in CA20 1CA20 1LR: also in CA20 1CA20 1LS: also in CA20 1CA20 1LT: also in CA20 1CA20 1LU: also in CA20 1CA20 1LW: also in CA20 1CA20 1LX: also in CA20 1CA20 1LY: also in CA20 1CA20 1LZ: also in CA20 1CA20 1NA: also in CA20 1CA20 1NB: also in CA20 1CA20 1ND: also in CA20 1CA20 1NE: also in CA20 1CA20 1NN: also in CA20 1CA20 1PT: also in CA20 1CA20 1QL: also in CA20 1CA20 1QN: also in CA20 1CA20 1QQ: also in CA20 1CA20 1QY: also in CA20 1CA20 1RG: also in CA20 1 School 2.3 kmSellafield station 3.0 km2 GP practices, 8.6–8.7 kmGosforth CA20 1AD Map of CA20 1AD and what is near it Map of CA20 1AD: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the CA20 1 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.3 kmGosforth CA20 1AD
  • CA20 1AD
  • Other postcodes in CA20 1: press one for its page
  • 2 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.4153, longitude -3.4647)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CA20 1AD?

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 CA20 1AD?

None of the homes and businesses at CA20 1AD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CA20 1AD 0% Cumberland 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CA20 1AD 0% Cumberland 97%
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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 CA20 1AD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA20 1AD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CA20 1AD 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 CA20 1AD 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 CA20 1AD.

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 CA20 1AD: 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 CA20 1AD 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 CA20 1AD?

Homes in CA20 1 sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, down 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£210,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£215,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £290,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £195,000 22 sales
  • Terraced £136,000 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole CA20 district: a typical £210,000 from 48 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 CA20 1AD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA20 1AD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

What council tax band are homes near CA20 1AD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around CA20 1AD. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (34%). 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 CA20 1AD

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 £4,186 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,232.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (14%)£1,674
Band Babout 110 (14%)£1,953
Band Cabout 180 (24%)£2,232
Band Dabout 180 (24%)£2,511
Band Eabout 140 (18%)£3,069
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,627
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,186
Band Hwithheld£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. 34% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 20% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 CA20 1AD is in (ONS area E01019279), 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 CA20 1AD?

The nearest open schools to CA20 1AD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CA20 1AD, 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 CA20 1AD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CA20 1AD is Seascale Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Seascale Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Sellafield Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CA20 1AD, 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 CA20 1AD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA20 1AD, 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 CA20 1AD?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CA20 1AD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Sella Park Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle

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 CA20 1AD?

The nearest to the centre of CA20 1AD, 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 CA20 1AD?

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 CA20 1AD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CA20 1AD, 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 CA20 1AD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA20 1AD, 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 CA20 1AD?

The nearest vets to the centre of CA20 1AD 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 CA20 1AD in a conservation area?

The centre of CA20 1AD 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 CA20 1AD?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA20 1AD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Criminal damage and arson1 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 CA20 1AD

Ward
Gosforth
Parish
Gosforth
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CA20 1AE670 mCA20 1HJ820 mCA20 1EH960 mCA20 1HP1.2 kmCA20 1BP1.3 kmCA20 1HW1.4 km
All of CA20

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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