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Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale neighbourhood of Cumberland, England (ONS area Copeland 007). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes CA19, CA20, CA21, CA22, CA24, CA27, CA28. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CA20 1DW.

An affluent neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Cumberland (5 of 16 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £216,350 (median resale price, 2023-2025). The nearest railway station, Sellafield, is 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 0.5 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

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

Typical house price

£216,350

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

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 +0.18; 5 of 16 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 8 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 4 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£50,800

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 2.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (17,985 jobs in 2024 against 8,372 residents at the 2021 census). 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 Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale sits in Cumberland

  • Typical house price: 9th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland
  • Average household income: 2nd 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 Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale

House prices: Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale against Cumberland: This neighbourhood £54k (1995) to £223k (2026); Cumberland £43k (1995) to £180k (2026).£66k£199k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£223kCumberland£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

5 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cumberland, 1 the other way and 10 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

  • Recorded crime
  • Air quality
  • Solar and heat pumps
  • Homes selling
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Sellafield Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Corkickle (about 17 min) and Barrow-in-Furness (about 63 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 Beckermet CofE School 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).

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 Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale

What is the typical house price in Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale?

£216,350. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale compare with the rest of Cumberland?

Typical house price: 9th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland. Average household income: 2nd highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland.

Is Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale an affluent area?

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

Is Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.18; 5 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale?

Sellafield. Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Corkickle (about 17 min) and Barrow-in-Furness (about 63 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale?

Nearest state primary school. Beckermet CofE School. 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).

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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.