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On Farlam Drive, in Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate
What it's like at CA1 2XB: every home that has sold on Farlam Drive since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Farlam Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 33 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Farlam DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £145,000 | 85 m² | £1,706/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Farlam DriveTerraced | Feb 1999 | £43,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Farlam DriveTerraced | Dec 2005 | £98,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Farlam DriveSemi-detached | Nov 1996 | £43,500 | 92 m² | £473/m² | 1 |
| 7, Farlam DriveTerraced | Sept 2013 | £89,950 | 91 m² | £988/m² | 1 |
| 8, Farlam DriveTerraced | Jun 2006 | £95,600 | – | – | 2 |
| 9, Farlam DriveTerraced | Mar 2016 | £98,000 | 91 m² | £1,077/m² | 1 |
| 11, Farlam DriveTerraced | Dec 2019 | £98,000 | 89 m² | £1,101/m² | 1 |
| 12, Farlam DriveTerraced | Dec 2020 | £121,000 | 82 m² | £1,476/m² | 2 |
| 13, Farlam DriveTerraced | Dec 2009 | £110,000 | 92 m² | £1,196/m² | 2 |
| 16, Farlam DriveTerraced | Mar 2018 | £115,500 | 93 m² | £1,242/m² | 2 |
| 17, Farlam DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2001 | £39,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Farlam DriveTerraced | Sept 2025 | £123,000 | 86 m² | £1,430/m² | 1 |
| 21, Farlam DriveTerraced | Dec 2024 | £75,000 | 92 m² | £815/m² | 3 |
| 23, Farlam DriveTerraced | Jul 2017 | £45,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Farlam DriveTerraced | Mar 2004 | £76,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, Farlam DriveTerraced | Apr 2017 | £107,000 | 86 m² | £1,244/m² | 3 |
| 31, Farlam DriveTerraced | Jul 2026 | £145,000 | 83 m² | £1,747/m² | 5 |
| 32, Farlam DriveTerraced | Sept 2020 | £87,000 | 97 m² | £897/m² | 1 |
| 33, Farlam DriveTerraced | Oct 2007 | £108,000 | 82 m² | £1,317/m² | 3 |
| 37, Farlam DriveTerraced | Oct 2007 | £100,000 | 82 m² | £1,220/m² | 2 |
| 38, Farlam DriveTerraced | Apr 2007 | £100,000 | 97 m² | £1,031/m² | 1 |
| 39, Farlam DriveTerraced | Mar 2014 | £100,000 | 87 m² | £1,149/m² | 2 |
| 40, Farlam DriveTerraced | Jul 2015 | £100,000 | 83 m² | £1,205/m² | 1 |
| 41, Farlam DriveTerraced | Jan 2013 | £84,950 | 84 m² | £1,011/m² | 2 |
| 42, Farlam DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2024 | £146,000 | 87 m² | £1,678/m² | 4 |
| 44, Farlam DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £124,000 | 96 m² | £1,292/m² | 2 |
| 45, Farlam DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2022 | £160,000 | 100 m² | £1,600/m² | 3 |
| 46, Farlam DriveTerraced | Jul 2019 | £123,000 | 85 m² | £1,447/m² | 2 |
| 48, Farlam DriveTerraced | Aug 2013 | £90,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 50, Farlam DriveTerraced | Mar 2025 | £155,000 | 94 m² | £1,649/m² | 3 |
| 57, Farlam DriveTerraced | Sept 2023 | £85,000 | 69 m² | £1,232/m² | 2 |
| 60, Farlam DriveTerraced | May 2022 | £119,950 | 91 m² | £1,318/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Carlisle, a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Hespeck Raise, 100 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route 63); 18 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Richard Rose Central Academy, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 42.3 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 650 m away, with Botcherby Go Local closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Carlisle Healthcare (700 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, White Waters Hairdressing is 1.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Cumberland Infirmary, 2.8 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
AW Bistro is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Auctioneer the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 93 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 434 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Keenan Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Harraby Campus Sports (1.2 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 80 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 178 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is University of Cumbria, 1.6 km away (TEF Silver).
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.
15 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Durranhill House | II | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Carlisle constituency: Ms Julie Minns MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,200 (11.3%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 20%, Liberal Democrat 7%.
6 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CA1 2XB →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Farlam Drive in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Allonby · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 26 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.0% | 83.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.3% | 8.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.0% | 6.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.