The typical property in CA12

CA12 sits in Westmorland and Furness Council and is entirely within the Lake District National Park. The outcode covers Keswick and surrounding villages including Borrowdale and Bassenthwaite. Keswick has a busy tourist town centre with a Grade I-listed market hall (Moot Hall, in the square) and a conservation area covering the historic centre. Derwentwater is the major lake. Housing is dominated by stone-built terraces and villas, with significant heritage stock and tight planning controls. A meaningful share of properties is in second-home or holiday-let use.

There is no station within CA12. The Keswick station closed in 1972 (the Keswick branch line closed). Penrith (CA11) is the closest mainline option. The A66 trunk road and A591 provide road links.

Employment patterns include tourism (overwhelming), outdoor activities, agriculture and retail. Demographics skew older.

Westmorland and Furness Council operates only mandatory HMO licensing. Cumbria has been working on holiday-let restrictions; some Lake District communities have local controls on second homes. The English short-term lets registration scheme is being phased in. The Renters' Rights Act 2026 has abolished Section 21 evictions. The proposed 2030 EPC C standard, if enacted, will be a substantial cost on stone-built solid-wall stock.