CA9 3EH postcode in Westmorland and Furness, England
CA9 3EH is a postcode in Westmorland and Furness, in the Alston and Fellside 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 CA9 3EH is, and what is near it
- CA9 3EH
- Other postcodes in CA9 3: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 GP practice
- 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 54.7711, longitude -2.4147)
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 CA9 3EH?
- 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 CA9 3EH 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 CA9 3EH?
17% of the homes and businesses at CA9 3EH can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 17% gigabit, 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 CA9 3EH?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CA9 3EH.
Check the bin days for CA9 3EH 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 CA9 3EH 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 CA9 3EH.
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 CA9 3EH: 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 CA9 3EH 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 CA9 3EH?
Homes in CA9 3 sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 27 sales, up 48.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £318,000 9 sales
- Semi-detached £235,000 9 sales
- Terraced £121,500 8 sales
- Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CA9 district: a typical £230,000 from 27 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 CA9 3EH
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA9 3EH 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 CA9 3EH?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,150 homes in the neighbourhood around CA9 3EH. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (55%). 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 £3,623 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,672.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 540 (47%) | £1,672 |
| Band B | about 190 (17%) | £1,951 |
| Band C | about 170 (15%) | £2,229 |
| Band D | about 200 (17%) | £2,508 |
| Band E | about 40 (3%) | £3,065 |
| Band F | about 10 (1%) | £3,623 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,180 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,016 |
When the homes were built
- 55% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 2% 1919 to 1939
- 13% 1945 to 1964
- 11% 1965 to 1982
- 11% 1983 to 1999
- 5% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- 1% 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 CA9 3EH is in (ONS area E01019305), 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 CA9 3EH?
The nearest open schools to CA9 3EH, 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 CA9 3EH?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CA9 3EH is Alston Rail Station, 5.1 km away in a straight line.
- Alston Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive
- Kirkhaugh 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.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near CA9 3EH, 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 CA9 3EH?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA9 3EH, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.
- Alston Medical Practice Phone 01434 381214 4.7 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near CA9 3EH?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CA9 3EH 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 hospitals are nearest to CA9 3EH?
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.
- Haltwhistle War Memorial Hospital Phone 01434 320225 22.3 kmDrive
- Penrith Community Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01768 245555 24.6 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 care homes are near CA9 3EH?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CA9 3EH, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Grisedale Croft Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01768 812229 4.8 kmCycle
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 CA9 3EH?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA9 3EH, 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.
- Alston Pharmacy Mon 9am to 5:30pm; Tue 9am to 12:30pm; Wed to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 12:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01434 381259 4.9 kmCycle
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 CA9 3EH?
No vet is mapped on OpenStreetMap within 15 km of the centre of CA9 3EH. That does not mean there is none: the map is kept by volunteers.
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 CA9 3EH in a conservation area?
The centre of CA9 3EH 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 CA9 3EH?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of CA9 3EH 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 CA9 3EH
- Ward
- Alston and Fellside
- Parish
- Alston Moor
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from 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
Around CA9 3EH
Go wider
Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.
Questions about a postcode
Nearby postcodes
The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it
Check another postcode
Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.