| Postcode | CA14 5SP |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Workington |
| Nearest station | Harrington (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Braemar (SW)
Tollbar Cottages (NE)
Tollbar Houses (SW)
The Queens Head (N)
Chapel Street (S)
Ambulance Depot (NW)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 12 View |
| Known addresses |
Town Head Cottage, 3 Main Street, Distington
4 Main Street, Distington
5 Main Street, Distington
6 Main Street, Distington
|
| Main property type | Terraced |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 54.600507 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.535789 | |
| Easting | 300883 | |
| Northing | 523899 | |
| Grid reference | NY008238 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 465386 6050469 | |
| what3words | scream.spindles.twit | |
| FixPhrase | crumpled lunchroom sapling uninstall | |
| Plus code | 9C6RJF27+6M | |
| Altitude | 68 metres (224 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:45 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:14 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 2.8 KMs (1.7 miles) |
| Parish | Distington | E04002484 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Howgate | E05014196 |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland | E06000063 |
| County | Cumbria | E10000006 |
| Constituency (2024) | Whitehaven and Workington | E14001583 |
| MP | Josh MacAlister | Labour |
| Police force | Cumbria | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Cumberland | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Cumbria | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 5 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Distington | E63007378 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00097387 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Copeland 001B | E01019269 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Copeland 001B | E01019269 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Parton & Distington | E02004000 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Parton & Distington | E02004000 |
| Travel to work area | Whitehaven | E30000286 |
| Average property price in Carlisle | £188,154 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.2% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Head Cottage, 3 Main Street, Distington | Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2011 | £90,000 |
| 6 Main Street, Distington | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2010 | £115,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2002 | £57,500 | |
| 4 Main Street, Distington | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2006 | £50,000 |
| 5 Main Street, Distington | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2006 | £72,000 |