CA8 1SQ postcode in Brampton, Cumberland

CA8 1SQ is a postcode in Brampton, in the Brampton 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 £195,000 Homes sold in CA8 1, last 12 months. ▲ 4.5% on the year before Nearest station Brampton (Cumbria) 2.4 km in a straight line

Where CA8 1SQ is, and what is near it

Map of CA8 1SQ and what is near it Map of CA8 1SQ: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the CA8 1 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 6 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. CA8 1AH: also in CA8 1CA8 1AL: also in CA8 1CA8 1AN: also in CA8 1CA8 1AP: also in CA8 1CA8 1AS: also in CA8 1CA8 1AW: also in CA8 1CA8 1AX: also in CA8 1CA8 1AZ: also in CA8 1CA8 1BB: also in CA8 1CA8 1BD: also in CA8 1CA8 1BU: also in CA8 1CA8 1BX: also in CA8 1CA8 1BY: also in CA8 1CA8 1BZ: also in CA8 1CA8 1EB: also in CA8 1CA8 1EE: also in CA8 1CA8 1HG: also in CA8 1CA8 1ND: also in CA8 1CA8 1NE: also in CA8 1CA8 1NF: also in CA8 1CA8 1NG: also in CA8 1CA8 1NH: also in CA8 1CA8 1NL: also in CA8 1CA8 1NN: also in CA8 1CA8 1NP: also in CA8 1CA8 1NR: also in CA8 1CA8 1NS: also in CA8 1CA8 1NT: also in CA8 1CA8 1NU: also in CA8 1CA8 1NW: also in CA8 1CA8 1NX: also in CA8 1CA8 1NY: also in CA8 1CA8 1NZ: also in CA8 1CA8 1PA: also in CA8 1CA8 1PB: also in CA8 1CA8 1PE: also in CA8 1CA8 1PF: also in CA8 1CA8 1PG: also in CA8 1CA8 1PH: also in CA8 1CA8 1PJ: also in CA8 1CA8 1PL: also in CA8 1CA8 1PQ: also in CA8 1CA8 1RN: also in CA8 1CA8 1RP: also in CA8 1CA8 1RR: also in CA8 1CA8 1RS: also in CA8 1CA8 1RT: also in CA8 1CA8 1RU: also in CA8 1CA8 1RW: also in CA8 1CA8 1RX: also in CA8 1CA8 1RY: also in CA8 1CA8 1SA: also in CA8 1CA8 1SB: also in CA8 1CA8 1SD: also in CA8 1CA8 1SE: also in CA8 1CA8 1SF: also in CA8 1CA8 1SG: also in CA8 1CA8 1SH: also in CA8 1CA8 1SJ: also in CA8 1CA8 1SL: also in CA8 1CA8 1SN: also in CA8 1CA8 1SR: also in CA8 1CA8 1TD: also in CA8 1CA8 1TE: also in CA8 1CA8 1TH: also in CA8 1CA8 1TJ: also in CA8 1CA8 1TL: also in CA8 1CA8 1TQ: also in CA8 1CA8 1UH: also in CA8 1CA8 1UJ: also in CA8 1CA8 1UL: also in CA8 1CA8 1UN: also in CA8 1CA8 1UR: also in CA8 1CA8 1UW: also in CA8 1 William Howard School 400 mKirby Moor School 850 mBrampton (Cumbria) station 2.4 kmWetheral station 8.9 kmBrampton CA8 1SQ Map of CA8 1SQ and what is near it Map of CA8 1SQ: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the CA8 1 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 6 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Brampton CA8 1SQ
  • CA8 1SQ
  • Other postcodes in CA8 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 GP practice
  • 6 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • 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 54.9423, longitude -2.7368)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CA8 1SQ?

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 CA8 1SQ?

Every home and business at CA8 1SQ 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 CA8 1SQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA8 1SQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 CA8 1SQ 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 CA8 1SQ.

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 CA8 1SQ: 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 CA8 1SQ is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 09:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 09:11 on 22 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 CA8 1SQ?

Homes in CA8 1 sold for a typical £195,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, up 4.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£186,666 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £300,000 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £189,250 12 sales
  • Terraced £148,725 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £87,500 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CA8 district: a typical £225,000 from 109 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 CA8 1SQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA8 1SQ 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 CA8 1SQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around CA8 1SQ. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (56%). 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 CA8 1SQ

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 A, the most common, is £1,674.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 410 (54%)£1,674
Band Babout 220 (29%)£1,953
Band Cabout 60 (8%)£2,232
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,511
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£3,069
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,627
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,186
Band Hfewer than 5£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 56% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 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 CA8 1SQ is in (ONS area E01019202), 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 CA8 1SQ?

The nearest open schools to CA8 1SQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CA8 1SQ, 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 CA8 1SQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CA8 1SQ is Brampton (Cumbria) Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Brampton (Cumbria) Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Wetheral Rail Station Railway station 8.9 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 Shoulder of Mutton, 65 m away.

More stations near CA8 1SQ, 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 CA8 1SQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA8 1SQ, 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 CA8 1SQ?

4 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CA8 1SQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Cumberland Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 100 mWalk
  • Cumberland Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 100 mWalk
  • Charge My Street Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 200 mWalk

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 CA8 1SQ?

The nearest to the centre of CA8 1SQ, 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 CA8 1SQ?

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 CA8 1SQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CA8 1SQ, 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 CA8 1SQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA8 1SQ, 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 CA8 1SQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of CA8 1SQ 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 CA8 1SQ in a conservation area?

The centre of CA8 1SQ 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 CA8 1SQ?

Police.uk records 45 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA8 1SQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Public order4 reports
Possession of weapons2 reports
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: other theft 1, drugs 1, other crime 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 CA8 1SQ

Ward
Brampton
Parish
Brampton
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Brampton
Rural or urban
Larger 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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CA8 1NP10 mCA8 1NR30 mCA8 1ND40 mCA8 1RR40 mCA8 1SE40 mCA8 1NT50 m
All of CA8

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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