CA5 7DZ postcode in Westmorland and Furness, England
CA5 7DZ is a postcode in Westmorland and Furness, in the Hesket and Lazonby ward. 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 7DZ is, and what is near it
- CA5 7DZ
- Other postcodes in CA5 7: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 2 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 54.7546, longitude -2.9807)
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 CA5 7DZ?
- Westmorland and FurnessCouncil, for all local services Westmorland and Furness: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CA5 7DZ 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 7DZ?
None of the homes and businesses at CA5 7DZ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.
Westmorland and Furness: 82%
Westmorland and Furness: 96%
The line marks the figure across Westmorland and Furness.
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 7DZ?
Westmorland and Furness Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.
Find the bin days for your home 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 7DZ 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 CA5 7DZ.
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 Westmorland and Furness
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CA5 7DZ: 4,002 properties in Westmorland and Furness are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Westmorland and Furness
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 7DZ 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 7DZ?
Homes in CA5 7 sold for a typical £267,475 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 36 sales, down 1.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £475,000 15 sales
- Semi-detached £267,475 8 sales
- Terraced £190,000 13 sales
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 7DZ
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA5 7DZ 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 CA5 7DZ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around CA5 7DZ. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (45%). 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 Westmorland and Furness for 2026‑27: £2,508. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,672 (band A) to £4,180 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,508.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 70 (10%) | £1,672 |
| Band B | about 80 (12%) | £1,951 |
| Band C | about 150 (22%) | £2,229 |
| Band D | about 180 (27%) | £2,508 |
| Band E | about 150 (22%) | £3,065 |
| Band F | about 20 (3%) | £3,623 |
| Band G | about 20 (3%) | £4,180 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,016 |
When the homes were built
- 45% Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- 2% 1919 to 1939
- 9% 1945 to 1964
- 12% 1965 to 1982
- 15% 1983 to 1999
- 11% 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- 3% 2020 or later
Averages for Westmorland and Furness 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 7DZ is in (ONS area E01019338), 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 7DZ?
The nearest open schools to CA5 7DZ, 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 7DZ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CA5 7DZ is Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station, 10.2 km away in a straight line.
- Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station Railway station 10.2 kmDrive
- Wigton Rail Station Railway station 14.4 kmDrive
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 CA5 7DZ, 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 7DZ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA5 7DZ, 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.
- Caldbeck Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01697 478254 4.5 kmCycle
- Dalston Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01228 710451 9.7 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 CA5 7DZ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CA5 7DZ 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 7DZ?
The nearest to the centre of CA5 7DZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Bupa Dental Care Dalston Phone 01228 711272 9.7 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 CA5 7DZ?
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.
- Wigton Community Hospital Phone 01697 366600 14.9 kmDrive
- Cumberland Infirmary Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2026 · Phone 01228 523444 15.8 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 7DZ?
The nearest vets to the centre of CA5 7DZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Paragon Veterinary Group Phone +44 1228 710208 9.6 kmDrive
- Coomara Vets 13.0 kmDrive
- Craig Robinson Vets Wigton Road 13.8 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 7DZ in a conservation area?
The centre of CA5 7DZ 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 CA5 7DZ?
Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA5 7DZ 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 CA5 7DZ
- Ward
- Hesket and Lazonby
- Parish
- Castle Sowerby
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- 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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