Property prices

Average property prices for July - September 2008

	Average for Silloth	England & Wales average
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All	£ 179,750 (8)	£222,220 (126,633)
Detached	£ 192,000 (4)	£344,550 (27,503)
Semi-detached	£ 167,500 (4)	£191,438 (35,850)
Terraced	too few sales	£174,598 (38,354)
Flat	too few sales	£204,793 (24,926)

Council

Contact the council

Your district council is Allerdale Borough Council

Address	Allerdale House New Bridge Road Workington CA14 3YJ
Switchboard number	01900 326333
Fax	01900 326346
Website	District council’s website

Your county council is Cumbria County Council

Address	The Courts Carlisle CA3 8NA
Switchboard number	01228 606060
Fax	01228 606327
Website	County council's website

If you’ve a specific question for your council, here are the contact details for key departments for both councils.

Council performance

Your location is represented by a two-tier system of councils with responsibility for delivering services divided between a county and district council. Your district council is Allerdale Borough Council. Your county council is Cumbria County Council.

Performance summary

Performance indicators measure both the district and county councils’ efficiency across key services and enable you to see how well the councils are delivering services to the community.

	Allerdale Borough Council	Cumbria County Council	English average
* Doubts expressed about arrangements for producing the information. ** Authorities have not supplied base data. A blank space means the indicator was not provided by the local authority or is not applicable.
% of new homes built on previously developed land	21.93	N/A	69.99
% of Council Tax collected	97.6	N/A	96.87
% of resident population served by kerbside collection of recyclables	57 *	N/A	86.22
Road accidents where a pedestrian was killed or seriously injured per 100,000 population	N/S	15.56	18.57

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Council tax

About the data

The average council tax charges for April 2009 - March 2010 are listed below, based on a household of two adults. The tax bands are based on the value of your property in 1991.

The average council tax per household in Allerdale council is £1091.49.

Tax band	Allerdale	English Average
Band A	£1,002.21	£959.21
Band B	£1,169.24	£1,119.07
Band C	£1,336.28	£1,278.94
Band D	£1,503.31	£1,438.81
Band E	£1,837.38	£1,758.55
Band F	£2,171.45	£2,078.28
Band G	£2,505.52	£2,398.02
Band H	£3,006.62	£2,877.62

Schools

Nearest primary schools

	Miles	Age	LEA	Eng (%)	Math (%)	Sci (%)	KS2 APS	KS2 VA
National average				80%	77%	88%	27.9
Silloth Primary School	0.34 miles	3-11	Cumbria	74%	74%	87%	27.7	99.2
Holm Cultram Abbey CofE School	3.93 miles	4-11	Cumbria	100%	85%	100%	29.2	99.5
Holme St Cuthbert School	4.02 miles	4-11	Cumbria	Small school. Less that 11 pupils taking tests
St Matthew's CofE School	5.95 miles	4-11	Cumbria	Small school. Less that 11 pupils taking tests
Allonby Primary School	6.58 miles	4-11	Cumbria	Small school. Less that 11 pupils taking tests
Based on results for tests taken in June 2007. APS: Average Point Score; VA: Value Added LEA: Local Education Authority;

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Nearest secondary schools

	Miles	Age	LEA	Pupils at end KS4	GCSE Results	CVA	APS
National average					47%		378
Solway Community Technology College	0.27 miles	11-16	Cumbria	50	22%	982.4	336.6
Beacon Hill Community School	7.48 miles	11-16	Cumbria	49	24%	999.2	282.2
The Nelson Thomlinson School	9.57 miles	11-18	Cumbria	203	51%	1010.6	379.1
Netherhall School	11.33 miles	11-18	Cumbria	183	40%	982	343.7
Cockermouth School	13.97 miles	11-18	Cumbria	215	71%	1001.9	412.6
Based on results for tests taken in June 2006. CVA: Contextual Value Added; APS: Average Point Score LEA: Local Education Authority;

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Nearest sixth forms

	Miles	Age	LEA	Students 16-18	No. in exams	A-level points
National average						731
The Nelson Thomlinson School	9.57 miles	11-18	Cumbria	211	79	964.7
Netherhall School	11.33 miles	11-18	Cumbria	95	31	590.8
Cockermouth School	13.97 miles	11-18	Cumbria	284	116	695.6
Caldew School	16.07 miles	11-18	Cumbria	138	52	699.2
The Morton School	16.33 miles	11-18	Cumbria	33	15	475
Based on results for tests taken in June 2007.

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* Denotes an independent school. Schools data supplied by Good Schools Guide. Performance results supplied by DCSF, based on tests taken in June 2007.

Representatives

Councillors - District council

Your ward is Silloth in Allerdale Borough Council.

Jefferson, William H	Independent
Snaith, Margaret A	Independent

› All councillors in Allerdale Borough Council

Councillors - County council

We’re currently unable to match Silloth to a specific electoral division for your County council.

Please click here to see a list of all councillors and electoral divisions in Cumbria County Council.

Member of Parliament (MP)

Your constituency is Workington.

Your MP is Tony Cunningham (Labour).

› Contact details

Members of the European Parliament (MEP)

Your MEP constituency is North West.

Your MEPs are:

Den Dover	Conservative
Rt Hon Sir Robert Atkins	Conservative
David Sumberg	Conservative
Gary Titley	Labour
Arlene McCarthy	Labour
Brian Simpson	Labour
Chris Davies	Liberal Democrat
Sajjad Karim	Conservative
John Whittaker	UKIP