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Parton & Distington: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Parton & Distington neighbourhood of Cumberland, England (ONS area Copeland 001). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes CA14, CA28. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CA28 6PP.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing clear signs of gentrification

Parton & Distington is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Cumberland (3 of 15 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £128,475 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cumberland (0.4 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Parton, is 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£128,475

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.23; 3 of 15 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 3 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£44,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.4 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Parton & Distington sits in Cumberland

  • Typical house price: 8th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland
  • Average household income: 13th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Parton & Distington

House prices: Parton & Distington against Cumberland: This neighbourhood £30k (1995) to £135k (2026); Cumberland £43k (1995) to £180k (2026).£46k£160k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£135kCumberland£180k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Cumberland, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 15 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cumberland, 1 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Recorded crime
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Parton Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Carlisle (about 65 min) and Whitehaven (about 5 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Lowca Community School 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school St Benedict's Catholic High School 4.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jun 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Parton & Distington

What is the typical house price in Parton & Distington?

£128,475. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.

How does Parton & Distington compare with the rest of Cumberland?

Typical house price: 8th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland. Average household income: 13th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland.

Is Parton & Distington an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Parton & Distington gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.23; 3 of 15 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Parton & Distington?

Parton. Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Carlisle (about 65 min) and Whitehaven (about 5 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Parton & Distington?

Nearest state primary school. Lowca Community School. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. St Benedict's Catholic High School. 4.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jun 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.