# CA2 6LQ: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

CA2 6LQ is a postcode in Cumberland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cumberland. Open the map at CA2 6LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [CA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2) › [CA2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 51% on July. Carlisle 009D: 116 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **Carlisle, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **No property in CA2 6LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Carlisle 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **£172,654 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CA2 6LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CA2 6LQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newlaithes Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newlaithes-infant-school-e112226) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | – |
| [Newlaithes Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newlaithes-junior-school-e112224) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Richard Rose Morton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-rose-morton-academy-e135620) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cummersdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cummersdale-school-e112107) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e112369) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yewdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yewdale-school-e141995) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Robert Ferguson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-ferguson-primary-school-e112242) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-primary-school-e148137) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £107,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £147,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £137,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2023 | £167,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2024 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £142,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Morton (470 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Morton Express Petrol (720 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £172,654** (August 2026). Cumberland’s average house price was £172,654 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,461** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cumberland earned a median of £42,461 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.1×** (2025). A home in Cumberland costs 4.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 10th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.8** (2025). Cumberland has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 95th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Carlisle 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.4** (2025). Carlisle 009D has a deprivation score of 44.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,481st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £135,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Carlisle 009D was £135,000 in 2025. Joint 1,543rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,717** (2021). Carlisle 009D had 1,717 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,823rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Carlisle 009D, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CA2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CA2 was £140,000 in 2025. Joint 73rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,888** (2021). CA2 had 39,888 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 464th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CA2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.3%** (January 2026). In CA2, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Centre: 54.8785, -2.9646

Council: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Carlisle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carlisle): Ms Julie Minns (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9646,54.8785,CA26LQ

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