CA4 8AT postcode in Scotby, Cumberland

CA4 8AT is a postcode in Scotby, in the Wetheral ward of Cumberland. It is in the Carlisle 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cumberland: 85% Typical price £299,000 Homes sold in CA4 8, last 12 months. ▲ 8.7% on the year before Nearest station Wetheral 3.0 km in a straight line

Where CA4 8AT is, and what is near it

Map of CA4 8AT and what is near it Map of CA4 8AT: its centre point, with the 212 other postcodes in the CA4 8 sector, 4 schools (3 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) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CA4 8AA: also in CA4 8CA4 8AB: also in CA4 8CA4 8AG: also in CA4 8CA4 8AL: also in CA4 8CA4 8AR: also in CA4 8CA4 8AS: also in CA4 8CA4 8AU: also in CA4 8CA4 8AX: also in CA4 8CA4 8AY: also in CA4 8CA4 8AZ: also in CA4 8CA4 8BA: also in CA4 8CA4 8BB: also in CA4 8CA4 8BD: also in CA4 8CA4 8BE: also in CA4 8CA4 8BG: also in CA4 8CA4 8BH: also in CA4 8CA4 8BJ: also in CA4 8CA4 8BL: also in CA4 8CA4 8BN: also in CA4 8CA4 8BP: also in CA4 8CA4 8BS: also in CA4 8CA4 8BT: also in CA4 8CA4 8BU: also in CA4 8CA4 8BW: also in CA4 8CA4 8BX: also in CA4 8CA4 8BZ: also in CA4 8CA4 8DA: also in CA4 8CA4 8DB: also in CA4 8CA4 8DD: also in CA4 8CA4 8DW: also in CA4 8CA4 8ED: also in CA4 8CA4 8EE: also in CA4 8CA4 8EF: also in CA4 8CA4 8EG: also in CA4 8CA4 8EH: also in CA4 8CA4 8EQ: also in CA4 8CA4 8FA: also in CA4 8CA4 8FH: also in CA4 8CA4 8FR: also in CA4 8CA4 8FY: also in CA4 8CA4 8HX: also in CA4 8 School 1.3 kmSchool 3.0 kmWetheral station 3.0 km2 GP practices, 3.1–3.3 kmCarlisle station 3.5 kmWetheral CA4 8AT Map of CA4 8AT and what is near it Map of CA4 8AT: its centre point, with the 212 other postcodes in the CA4 8 sector, 4 schools (2 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) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 3 places, 3.0–3.3 kmWetheral CA4 8AT
  • CA4 8AT
  • Other postcodes in CA4 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 54.8900, longitude -2.8779)

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 CA4 8AT?

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 CA4 8AT?

Every home and business at CA4 8AT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cumberland: 85%

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

Cumberland: 97%

The line marks the figure across Cumberland.

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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 CA4 8AT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA4 8AT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CA4 8AT 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 CA4 8AT 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 CA4 8AT.

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 CA4 8AT: 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 CA4 8AT 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 CA4 8AT?

Homes in CA4 8 sold for a typical £299,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 102 sales, up 8.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£299,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£275,000
12 months to August 2026
£299,000

▲ up 8.7% on the 12 months before

Detached£400,000 46 sales
Semi-detached£250,000 29 sales
Terraced£210,000 18 sales
Flat or maisonette£216,000 9 sales

Across the whole CA4 district: a typical £298,000 from 145 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 CA4 8AT

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in CA4 8AT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 May 2026. The middle sale was £285,000, from £235,000 to £355,000. Across CA4 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £299,000. 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 CA4 8AT

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CA4 8AT. 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 CA4 8AT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,290 homes in the neighbourhood around CA4 8AT. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (26%). 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 CA4 8AT

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 70 (5%)£1,674
Band Babout 340 (26%)£1,953
Band Cabout 350 (27%)£2,232
Band Dabout 310 (24%)£2,511
Band Eabout 130 (10%)£3,069
Band Fabout 60 (5%)£3,627
Band Gabout 30 (2%)£4,186
Band Hfewer than 5£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. 26% 2020 or later

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 CA4 8AT is in (ONS area E01019251), 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 CA4 8AT?

The nearest open schools to CA4 8AT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CA4 8AT, 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 CA4 8AT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CA4 8AT is Wetheral Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Wetheral Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Carlisle Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest School, 16 m away.

More stations near CA4 8AT, 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 CA4 8AT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA4 8AT, 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 CA4 8AT?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CA4 8AT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Harraby Community Campus Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • Harraby Community Campus Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • Botcherby Community Centre Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.8 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 CA4 8AT?

The nearest to the centre of CA4 8AT, 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 CA4 8AT?

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 CA4 8AT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CA4 8AT, 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 CA4 8AT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA4 8AT, 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 CA4 8AT?

The nearest vets to the centre of CA4 8AT 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 CA4 8AT in a conservation area?

The centre of CA4 8AT 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 CA4 8AT?

Police.uk records 57 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA4 8AT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences34 reports
Public order8 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Possession of weapons2 reports

Also: other crime 2, burglary 1, vehicle crime 1, other theft 1, drugs 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: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CA4 8AT

Ward
Wetheral
Parish
Wetheral
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Scotby
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to 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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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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