CA4 8EN postcode in Wetheral, Cumberland

CA4 8EN is a postcode in Wetheral, 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 April 2006.

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 250 m in a straight line

Where CA4 8EN is, and what is near it

Map of CA4 8EN and what is near it Map of CA4 8EN: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CA4 8ES: also in CA4 8CA4 8ET: also in CA4 8CA4 8EW: also in CA4 8CA4 8EX: also in CA4 8CA4 8EY: also in CA4 8CA4 8EZ: also in CA4 8CA4 8FE: also in CA4 8CA4 8FP: also in CA4 8CA4 8FQ: also in CA4 8CA4 8FS: also in CA4 8CA4 8GZ: also in CA4 8CA4 8HA: also in CA4 8CA4 8HB: also in CA4 8CA4 8HD: also in CA4 8CA4 8HE: also in CA4 8CA4 8HF: also in CA4 8CA4 8HJ: also in CA4 8CA4 8HL: also in CA4 8CA4 8HN: also in CA4 8CA4 8HW: also in CA4 8CA4 8JD: also in CA4 8CA4 8JF: also in CA4 8CA4 8JG: also in CA4 8CA4 8JH: also in CA4 8CA4 8JJ: also in CA4 8CA4 8JL: also in CA4 8CA4 8JN: also in CA4 8CA4 8JP: also in CA4 8CA4 8JQ: also in CA4 8CA4 8JR: also in CA4 8CA4 8JS: also in CA4 8CA4 8JT: also in CA4 8CA4 8JW: also in CA4 8CA4 8LH: also in CA4 8CA4 8LJ: also in CA4 8CA4 8LL: also in CA4 8CA4 8LN: also in CA4 8CA4 8LP: also in CA4 8CA4 8LQ: also in CA4 8CA4 8LR: also in CA4 8CA4 8LS: also in CA4 8CA4 8LT: also in CA4 8CA4 8LW: also in CA4 8CA4 8LX: also in CA4 8CA4 8NA: also in CA4 8CA4 8NB: also in CA4 8CA4 8NE: also in CA4 8CA4 8NF: also in CA4 8CA4 8NG: also in CA4 8CA4 8NQ: also in CA4 8 Cumwhinton School 2.2 km2 places, 4.6–6.5 kmSchool 5.9 kmGillford Centre 5.9 km2 GP practices, 6.2–6.3 kmWetheral CA4 8EN Map of CA4 8EN and what is near it Map of CA4 8EN: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Wetheral CA4 8EN
  • CA4 8EN
  • Other postcodes in CA4 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 54.8817, longitude -2.8323)

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 8EN?

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 8EN?

Every home and business at CA4 8EN 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 8EN?

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

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

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 8EN: 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 8EN 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 8EN?

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 8EN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA4 8EN 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 CA4 8EN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around CA4 8EN. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (30%). 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 8EN

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 E, the most common, is £3,069.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (13%)£1,674
Band Babout 120 (15%)£1,953
Band Cabout 130 (16%)£2,232
Band Dabout 130 (16%)£2,511
Band Eabout 180 (23%)£3,069
Band Fabout 90 (11%)£3,627
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£4,186
Band Hwithheld£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. 30% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 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 8EN is in (ONS area E01019250), rounded by the VOA.

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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 8EN?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of CA4 8EN is Wetheral Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wetheral Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Carlisle Rail Station Railway station 6.5 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Green, 89 m away.

More stations near CA4 8EN, 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 8EN?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CA4 8EN 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 Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CA4 8EN?

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

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 8EN?

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

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

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

The centre of CA4 8EN is in one area with planning rules of its 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 CA4 8EN?

Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA4 8EN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Public order3 reports
Drugs1 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 CA4 8EN

Ward
Wetheral
Parish
Wetheral
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Wetheral
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 2006

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.

CA4 8ET40 mCA4 8ES130 mCA4 8EW130 mCA4 8HA150 mCA4 8FE170 mCA4 8JD180 m
All of CA4

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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