CA22 2QL postcode in Egremont, Cumberland

CA22 2QL is a postcode in Egremont, in the Egremont 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 0% of homes and businesses at CA22 2QL can get it Across Cumberland: 85% Typical price in the CA22 2 sector £131,750 Homes sold across the CA22 2 sector, last 12 months, not CA22 2QL alone Nearest station St Bees 3.6 km in a straight line

Where CA22 2QL is, and what is near it

Map of CA22 2QL and what is near it Map of CA22 2QL: its centre point, with the 266 other postcodes in the CA22 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. A595 CA22 2BD: also in CA22 2CA22 2BG: also in CA22 2CA22 2BH: also in CA22 2CA22 2BJ: also in CA22 2CA22 2BL: also in CA22 2CA22 2BQ: also in CA22 2CA22 2DN: also in CA22 2CA22 2DQ: also in CA22 2CA22 2DT: also in CA22 2CA22 2ES: also in CA22 2CA22 2EU: also in CA22 2CA22 2EX: also in CA22 2CA22 2EY: also in CA22 2CA22 2EZ: also in CA22 2CA22 2FE: also in CA22 2CA22 2HA: also in CA22 2CA22 2HB: also in CA22 2CA22 2HD: also in CA22 2CA22 2HE: also in CA22 2CA22 2HH: also in CA22 2CA22 2HJ: also in CA22 2CA22 2HP: also in CA22 2CA22 2HQ: also in CA22 2CA22 2JB: also in CA22 2CA22 2JD: also in CA22 2CA22 2JE: also in CA22 2CA22 2PR: also in CA22 2CA22 2PT: also in CA22 2CA22 2PU: also in CA22 2CA22 2PX: also in CA22 2CA22 2PY: also in CA22 2CA22 2PZ: also in CA22 2CA22 2QA: also in CA22 2CA22 2QB: also in CA22 2CA22 2QD: also in CA22 2CA22 2QE: also in CA22 2CA22 2QF: also in CA22 2CA22 2QG: also in CA22 2CA22 2QH: also in CA22 2CA22 2QJ: also in CA22 2CA22 2QN: also in CA22 2CA22 2QP: also in CA22 2CA22 2QQ: also in CA22 2CA22 2QR: also in CA22 2CA22 2QS: also in CA22 2CA22 2QT: also in CA22 2CA22 2QU: also in CA22 2CA22 2QW: also in CA22 2CA22 2QX: also in CA22 2CA22 2QY: also in CA22 2CA22 2QZ: also in CA22 2 GP 600 m2 places, 3.6–3.7 kmNethertown station 3.7 kmLowther Medical Centre 7.4 kmEgremont CA22 2QL Map of CA22 2QL and what is near it Map of CA22 2QL: its centre point, with the 266 other postcodes in the CA22 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. West Lakes Academy 500 mGP 600 m2 places, 3.6–3.7 kmEgremont CA22 2QL
  • CA22 2QL
  • Other postcodes in CA22 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 54.4853, longitude -3.5369)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after CA22 2QL?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

At this postcode

What broadband can you get at CA22 2QL?

Every home and business at CA22 2QL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CA22 2QL 0% Cumberland 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CA22 2QL 100% Cumberland 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at CA22 2QL?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CA22 2QL.

Check the bin days for CA22 2QL on BinDayBuddy

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

Is CA22 2QL 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 CA22 2QL.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across Cumberland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CA22 2QL: 5,381 properties in Cumberland are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Cumberland

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of CA22 2QL 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

At this postcode

Homes sold in CA22 2QL

HM Land Registry records 12 standard sales in CA22 2QL since 1998, the first on record at this postcode. The middle price from 2000 to 2004 was £40,000; the other spans had too few sales to give a price.

  1. 1995 to 1999, too few sales to price, one sale
  2. 2000 to 2004, middle price £40,000, 4 sales
  3. 2005 to 2009, too few sales to price, 2 sales
  4. 2010 to 2014, too few sales to price, 2 sales
  5. 2015 to 2019, too few sales to price, one sale
  6. 2020 to 2024, too few sales to price, 2 sales
  7. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 0 sales
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA22 2QL from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at CA22 2QL?

At the 2021 Census, 34 people (14 female, 20 male) lived at CA22 2QL, in 11 households.

Census 2021CA22 2QLCA22 2 sector
People348,723
Households113,997
People per household3.12.2

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The CA22 2 sector is its 251 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

At this postcode

How much energy do homes at CA22 2QL use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at CA22 2QL used 2,536 kWh, and the median domestic gas meter 12,369 kWh.

2024CA22 2QLCA22 district
Electricity meters114,097
Electricity, median meter a year2,536 kWh2,394 kWh
Gas meters113,918
Gas, median meter a year12,369 kWh10,303 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is CA22 2QL in a conservation area?

The centre of CA22 2QL 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.

Near here

Which schools are near CA22 2QL?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to CA22 2QL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CA22 2QL, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

Near here

Where is the nearest station to CA22 2QL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CA22 2QL is St Bees Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • St Bees Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Nethertown Rail Station Railway station 3.7 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 CA22 2QL, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Near here

Which GP surgeries are near CA22 2QL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA22 2QL, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Where can I charge an electric car near CA22 2QL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CA22 2QL on the map as of 23 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 Map

Source: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Near here

Which dentists are near CA22 2QL?

The nearest to the centre of CA22 2QL, 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 22 October 2026.

Near here

Which hospitals are nearest to CA22 2QL?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which care homes are near CA22 2QL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CA22 2QL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which pharmacies are near CA22 2QL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA22 2QL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

Near here

Which vets are near CA22 2QL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CA22 2QL 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 first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the CA22 2 sector

What do homes sell for near CA22 2QL?

Homes in CA22 2 sold for a typical £131,750 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 86 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £130,500 from 124 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£131,750 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£130,500 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £242,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £150,000 29 sales
  • Terraced £125,000 43 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 CA22 district: a typical £131,750 from 86 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near CA22 2QL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around CA22 2QL. Over half of them (100%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (48%). 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 CA22 2QL

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 £1,674 (band A); band A, the most common, is £1,674.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 620 (100%)£1,674
Band Bwithheld£1,953
Band Cwithheld£2,232
Band Dwithheld£2,511
Band Efewer than 5£3,069
Band Fwithheld£3,627
Band Gfewer than 5£4,186
Band Hfewer than 5£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 47% 1945 to 1964
  5. 48% 1965 to 1982
  6. withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

A dash: the count was withheld by its publisher, as too few homes to publish.

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 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.

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CA22 2QL is in (ONS area E01019272), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near CA22 2QL?

Police.uk records 35 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA22 2QL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences14 reports
Public order8 reports
Other crime4 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: bicycle theft 1.

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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for CA22 2QL

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

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

Around CA22 2QL

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

CA22 2 sector CA22 district CA postcode area Egremont postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

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

CA22 2QG80 mCA22 2HA80 mCA22 2FE120 mCA22 2EZ120 mCA22 2QQ120 mCA22 2QF130 m
All of CA22

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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