CA20 1EX postcode in Cumberland, England
CA20 1EX 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.
Where CA20 1EX is, and what is near it
- CA20 1EX
- Other postcodes in CA20 1: press one for its page
- 2 railway stations
- 2 bus stops
- 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 54.4659, longitude -3.2551)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after CA20 1EX?
- CumberlandCouncil, for all local services Cumberland: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CA20 1EX Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- CumbriaPolice force area
- Whitehaven and WorkingtonParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Josh MacAlister (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Josh MacAlister
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 1EX?
69% of the homes and businesses at CA20 1EX cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 1EX?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CA20 1EX.
Check the bin days for CA20 1EX on BinDayBuddySource: 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 1EX at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
High riskThe Environment Agency counts 37 homes and businesses at CA20 1EX. 2 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 7 more at a lower risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
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 1EX: 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 1EX is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 14:31 on 23 October 2026.
- Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and EskFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 14:31 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near CA20 1EX?
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.
- 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 postcodeSource: 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 1EX
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA20 1EX 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
Food hygiene ratings at CA20 1EX
The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at CA20 1EX. 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 AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near CA20 1EX?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around CA20 1EX. 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
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.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 110 (14%) | £1,674 |
| Band B | about 110 (14%) | £1,953 |
| Band C | about 180 (24%) | £2,232 |
| Band D | about 180 (24%) | £2,511 |
| Band E | about 140 (18%) | £3,069 |
| Band F | about 30 (4%) | £3,627 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £4,186 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,023 |
When the homes were built
- 34% Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- 1% 1919 to 1939
- 11% 1945 to 1964
- 24% 1965 to 1982
- 20% 1983 to 1999
- 4% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 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 1EX is in (ONS area E01019279), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to CA20 1EX?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CA20 1EX is Drigg Rail Station, 15.7 km away in a straight line.
- Drigg Rail Station Railway station 15.7 kmDrive
- Ravenglass Rail Station Railway station 15.8 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lingmell House, 102 m away.
More stations near CA20 1EX, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near CA20 1EX?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CA20 1EX on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to CA20 1EX?
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.
- Mary Hewetson Cottage Hospital Phone 01768 245678 17.3 kmDrive
- West Cumberland Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01946 639181 21.1 kmDrive
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 vets are near CA20 1EX?
No vet is mapped on OpenStreetMap within 15 km of the centre of CA20 1EX. That does not mean there is none: the map is kept by volunteers.
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 1EX in a conservation area?
The centre of CA20 1EX is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
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 1EX?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of CA20 1EX in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CA20 1EX
- Ward
- Gosforth
- Parish
- Wasdale
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- School performance and inspection: Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK
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