CA28 8BJ
a residential postcode in Whitehaven, Cumbria
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.542 / 54°32'31"N
Longitude: -3.58 / 3°34'48"W
OS Eastings: 297879
OS Northings: 517458
OS Grid: NX978174
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 3HFX.QL
Mapcode Global: WH5Z7.Z3DB
Plus Code: 9C6RGCR9+RX
Maidenhead Locator System: IO84fn00
What Three Birds: yellowlegs.lark.plover
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Garlieston Court, Corkickle, Whitehaven CA28 8BJ
Summary
CA28 8BJ is a residential postcode in Whitehaven, Cumbria. It was first introduced in October 2002.
The most common council tax bands are B and C.
Residential buildings are typically detached and semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly flats and houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £145,817 to £300,439 with an average of £216,377.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 2003 and 2006 and between 1996 and 2002.
29% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly owner occupied, with some privately rented
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and B.
Whitehaven is a town, which had a population of 23,986 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 30 people resident in CA28 8BJ, of which 14 were male and 16 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
CA28 8BJ is in the Whitehaven travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Cumbria Teaching Primary Care Trust.
CA28 8BJ is approximately 29m (95ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing CA28 8BJ
5b2: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Communal Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for CA28 8BJ
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near CA28 8BJ include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Nisa, Iceland, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
CA28 8BJ at other websites
- Air quality forecast for CA28 8BJ at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at CA28 8BJ at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near CA28 8BJ at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near CA28 8BJ at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near CA28 8BJ at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to CA28 8BJ at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near CA28 8BJ at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near CA28 8BJ at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near CA28 8BJ at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of CA28 8BJ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Copeland Borough Council
Ward
Corkickle
Councillor
Gemma Dinsdale (Labour)
County Council
Cumbria
Electoral Division
Mirehouse
County Councillor
Michael Hawkins (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Copeland
MP
Trudy Harrison (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for CA28 8BJ.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near CA28 8BJ.
Primary
St Begh's Catholic Junior School
Coach Road, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7TE
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 7 - 11
Inadequate
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
Esk Avenue, Corkickle, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8AJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 2 - 7
Good
Jericho Primary School
Windsor Court, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6UX
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Monkwray Junior School
Monkwray Brow, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9DT
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
St James' CofE Infant School
High Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7PZ
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Secondary
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Red Lonning, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8UG
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Whitehaven Academy
Cleator Moor Road, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8TY
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
St Joseph's Catholic High School, Business and Enterprise College
Harrington Road, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3EE
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Cockermouth School
Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9HF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Netherhall School
Netherhall Road, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 6NT
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
Beacon Hill Community School
Market Square, Aspatria, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 3EZ
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.