CA5 6BT postcode in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland
CA5 6BT is a postcode in Burgh-by-Sands, in the Dalston and Burgh ward of Cumberland. It is in the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency and the Cumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where CA5 6BT is, and what is near it
- CA5 6BT
- Other postcodes in CA5 6: 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 54.9204, longitude -3.0625)
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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after CA5 6BT?
- 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 CA5 6BT Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- CumbriaPolice force area
- Penrith and SolwayParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Markus Campbell-Savours
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 CA5 6BT?
Every home and business at CA5 6BT can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 75% can get gigabit, 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 CA5 6BT?
BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA5 6BT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for CA5 6BT 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 CA5 6BT at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Low riskThe Environment Agency counts 50 homes and businesses at CA5 6BT. 4 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
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 CA5 6BT: 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 CA5 6BT 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 postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near CA5 6BT?
Homes in CA5 6 sold for a typical £340,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, up 23.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £370,000 33 sales
- Semi-detached £240,000 13 sales
- Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CA5 district: a typical £292,500 from 85 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 CA5 6BT
HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in CA5 6BT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 June 2025. The middle price was £350,000, from £98,000 to £650,000. Across CA5 6, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £340,000. 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
What council tax band are homes near CA5 6BT?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,030 homes in the neighbourhood around CA5 6BT. The largest share of them, 26%, 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
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.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 60 (6%) | £1,674 |
| Band B | about 140 (14%) | £1,953 |
| Band C | about 180 (17%) | £2,232 |
| Band D | about 260 (25%) | £2,511 |
| Band E | about 270 (26%) | £3,069 |
| Band F | about 100 (10%) | £3,627 |
| Band G | about 20 (2%) | £4,186 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,023 |
When the homes were built
- 30% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 2% 1919 to 1939
- 17% 1945 to 1964
- 9% 1965 to 1982
- 15% 1983 to 1999
- 9% 2000 to 2009
- 9% 2010 to 2019
- 10% 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 CA5 6BT is in (ONS area E01019203), 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 CA5 6BT?
The nearest open schools to CA5 6BT, 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 CA5 6BT?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CA5 6BT is Carlisle Rail Station, 8.9 km away in a straight line.
- Carlisle Rail Station Railway station 8.9 kmDrive
- Gretna Green Rail Station Railway station 9.0 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 Lawrence Lane, 76 m away.
More stations near CA5 6BT, 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 CA5 6BT?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA5 6BT, 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.
- Eden Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01228 524477 7.6 kmDrive
- Gretna Surgery Phone 01461 338317 8.2 kmDrive
- Spencer St Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01228 529171 8.9 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; Public Health Scotland (GP practices), list of 1 July 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 CA5 6BT?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CA5 6BT 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 CA5 6BT?
The nearest to the centre of CA5 6BT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- 21D Carlisle Phone 0800 007 3199 6.9 kmDrive
- Smileville Orthodontics Phone 01228 401522 7.5 kmDrive
- Gretna Dental Practice 8.2 kmDrive
Source: Care Quality Commission; Public Health Scotland (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 CA5 6BT?
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.
- Cumberland Infirmary Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2026 · Phone 01228 523444 7.2 kmDrive
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care- North Cumbria Phone 01288 523444 7.2 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 CA5 6BT?
The nearest vets to the centre of CA5 6BT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Craig Robinson Vets Wigton Road 7.4 kmDrive
- Paragon Veterinary Group Phone +44 1228 710208 10.0 kmDrive
- Craig Robinson Vets Rosehill 11.2 kmDrive
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 CA5 6BT in a conservation area?
The centre of CA5 6BT 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 CA5 6BT?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of CA5 6BT 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 CA5 6BT
- Ward
- Dalston and Burgh
- Parish
- Burgh by Sands
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Burgh-by-Sands
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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