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Thinking of living at CA28 8AL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 150 m | – |
| St Begh's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 650 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Monkwray Junior School | Primary | 700 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Jericho Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 89% met the expected standard |
| The Whitehaven Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 39.7 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Benedict's Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bees School | Independent | 4.9 km | – |
Every primary near CA28 8AL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | St Benedicts High School | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Copeland Pools And Fitness Centre | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Recreation Ground | 350 m | 1 |
| Climbing | Northern Problems | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | Hensingham ARLFC | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Cumbria Sports Academy | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Watersports | The Edge | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Golf | Whitehaven Golf Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Cleator Moor Bowling Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Cleator Moor Cricket Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Cycling | BMX Track | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Squash | St Bees School | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Corkickle, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 66k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Sellafield.
The nearest bus stop is Calder Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 3); 18 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 91 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Whitehaven Academy, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 39.7 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 750 m away, with Nisa Local closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lowther Medical Centre (900 m), with Morrisons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Revival is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is West Cumberland Hospital, 2.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 32 restaurants and cafés and 31 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Mcdonalds Restaurants is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Whitehaven Amateur Football Club the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 220 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 63% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Whitehaven Town Centre, Whitehaven Corkickle).
There are 162 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 36% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is St Beghs Priory Church Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Whitehaven Sports Centre (900 m).
A swim is a short trip away: St Bees, 6.6 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
13 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 133 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 158 km.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.