CA22 2UE postcode in Cumberland, England
CA22 2UE 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 CA22 2UE is, and what is near it
- CA22 2UE
- Other postcodes in CA22 2: press one for its page
- 4 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 54.4629, longitude -3.5335)
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 CA22 2UE?
- 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 CA22 2UE 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 CA22 2UE?
Every home and business at CA22 2UE can get gigabit broadband from a line, 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 CA22 2UE?
BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA22 2UE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for CA22 2UE 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 CA22 2UE at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Medium riskThe Environment Agency counts 20 homes and businesses at CA22 2UE. 5 are in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 6 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 CA22 2UE: 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 CA22 2UE is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 13:46 on 23 October 2026.
- River Ehen at Low MillFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: River Ehen at Low Mill
- 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 13:46 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 CA22 2UE?
Homes in CA22 2 sold for a typical £130,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, down 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £251,000 14 sales
- Semi-detached £150,000 28 sales
- Terraced £119,500 44 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 £130,000 from 87 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 CA22 2UE
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA22 2UE 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 CA22 2UE?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around CA22 2UE. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (40%). 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 £3,627 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,511.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 120 (17%) | £1,674 |
| Band B | about 60 (8%) | £1,953 |
| Band C | about 160 (22%) | £2,232 |
| Band D | about 200 (28%) | £2,511 |
| Band E | about 150 (21%) | £3,069 |
| Band F | about 30 (4%) | £3,627 |
| Band G | withheld | £4,186 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,023 |
When the homes were built
- 40% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- 1% 1919 to 1939
- 6% 1945 to 1964
- 28% 1965 to 1982
- 15% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 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 CA22 2UE is in (ONS area E01019258), 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
Which schools are near CA22 2UE?
The nearest open schools to CA22 2UE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 CA22 2UE?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CA22 2UE is Nethertown Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.
- Nethertown Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
- Braystones Rail Station Railway station 2.7 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 2UE, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near CA22 2UE?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA22 2UE, 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.
- Fellview Healthcare Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2025 · Phone 01946 820203 2.2 kmCycle
- Westcroft House Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01946 820348 2.3 kmCycle
- Seascale Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01946 728101 8.1 kmDrive
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 CA22 2UE?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CA22 2UE 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 dentists are near CA22 2UE?
The nearest to the centre of CA22 2UE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Egremont Dental and Implant Centre Phone 07506 012841 2.0 kmCycle
- Egremont Smile Centre Phone 07506 012841 2.0 kmCycle
- SJ Smith & Associates Phone 01946 692938 9.9 kmDrive
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 CA22 2UE?
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.
- West Cumberland Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01946 639181 7.7 kmDrive
- Workington Community Hospital Phone 01900 705000 20.0 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 care homes are near CA22 2UE?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CA22 2UE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Walsingham Support - 19 Beech Avenue Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2026 · Phone 01946 824885 2.7 kmCycle
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 CA22 2UE?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA22 2UE, 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.
- Cohens Chemist, 31 Market Place Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01946 820237 2.1 kmCycle
- Boots, 67-68 Main Street Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01946 820288 2.3 kmCycle
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 CA22 2UE?
The nearest vets to the centre of CA22 2UE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Millcroft Phone +44 1946 820513 2.3 kmCycle
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 CA22 2UE in a conservation area?
The centre of CA22 2UE 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 CA22 2UE?
Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA22 2UE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CA22 2UE
- Ward
- Gosforth
- Parish
- Lowside Quarter
- 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
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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