Property prices

Average property prices for July - September 2008

	Average for Whitehaven	England & Wales average
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All	£ 127,815 (60)	£222,220 (126,633)
Detached	£ 241,389 (5)	£344,550 (27,503)
Semi-detached	£ 130,210 (31)	£191,438 (35,850)
Terraced	£ 103,733 (15)	£174,598 (38,354)
Flat	£ 96,611 (9)	£204,793 (24,926)

Council

Contact the council

Your district council is Copeland Borough Council

Address	PO Box 19 The Council Offices Catherine Street Whitehaven CA28 7NY
Switchboard number	01946 852585
Fax	01946 852791
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 Copeland 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.

	Copeland 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	18.2	N/A	69.99
% of Council Tax collected	98.2	N/A	96.87
% of resident population served by kerbside collection of recyclables	63.5	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 Copeland council is £1063.02.

Tax band	Copeland	English Average
Band A	£1,013.87	£959.21
Band B	£1,182.84	£1,119.07
Band C	£1,351.82	£1,278.94
Band D	£1,520.80	£1,438.81
Band E	£1,858.76	£1,758.55
Band F	£2,196.71	£2,078.28
Band G	£2,534.67	£2,398.02
Band H	£3,041.60	£2,877.62

Schools

Nearest primary schools

	Miles	Age	LEA	Eng (%)	Math (%)	Sci (%)	KS2 APS	KS2 VA
National average				80%	77%	88%	27.9
St Begh's Catholic Junior School	0.22 miles	7-11	Cumbria	93%	89%	98%	29.6	101.3
Jericho Primary School	0.45 miles	4-11	Cumbria	93%	98%	100%	29	100.1
St Gregory's & St Patrick's Catholic Infant School	0.48 miles	3-7	Cumbria	Results not available
St James' CE Infant School	0.51 miles	4-7	Cumbria	Results not available
St James' CofE Junior School	0.52 miles	7-11	Cumbria	91%	89%	100%	29.3	99.9
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
St Benedict's Catholic High School	0.70 miles	11-18	Cumbria	224	43%	989	385.8
Whitehaven School	0.87 miles	11-18	Cumbria	238	24%	975.5	349.1
Ehenside Community School	3.48 miles	11-16	Cumbria	75	19%	977.6	241.1
St Bees School *	3.49 miles	11-18	Cumbria	39	90%	0	530.5
Wyndham School	4.59 miles	11-18	Cumbria	158	37%	1005	397.5
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
St Benedict's Catholic High School	0.70 miles	11-18	Cumbria	264	82	717.6
Whitehaven School	0.87 miles	11-18	Cumbria	244	96	516.5
St Bees School *	3.49 miles	11-18	Cumbria	121	48	963.1
Wyndham School	4.59 miles	11-18	Cumbria	129	46	731.4
Lakes College - West Cumbria	4.81 miles	16-99	Cumbria	1291	70	557.5
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 Harbour in Copeland Borough Council.

Kane, John	Labour
Williams, Jeanette	Labour
Wormstrup, Henry	Labour

› All councillors in Copeland Borough Council

Councillors - County council

We’re currently unable to match Whitehaven 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 Copeland.

Your MP is Jamie Reed (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