# CA2

Postcode district covering Carlisle, Currock and Denton Holme, in Cumberland.

CA2 is a postcode district covering Carlisle, Currock and Denton Holme, in Cumberland. Median sale price £140,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 90.6 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code CA2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CA2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CA2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in CA2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CA2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 692 homes were sold in CA2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CA2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CA2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CA2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CA2 had 39,888 usual residents at the census.

## How CA2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CA2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £140,000 | 7th cheapest | 27 postcode districts, CA · 2025 |
| Population | 39,888 | most populated | 28 postcode districts, CA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 28 postcode districts, CA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.3% | highest | 28 postcode districts, CA · Jan 2026 |

## Is CA2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CA2 at a rate of 90.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.3 per 1,000 people across the CA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 325 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CA2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,700), other crime (839) and criminal damage and arson (447).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CA2 was 86.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in CA2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CA2 has no single figure. Of its 28 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CA2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carlisle 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019192) | 1,367 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Carlisle 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019195) | 1,366 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.3% |
| [Carlisle 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019254) | 1,313 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Carlisle 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019255) | 1,306 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Carlisle 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019204) | 1,022 | 721.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 63.2% |
| [Carlisle 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019205) | 1,601 | 168.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.0% |
| [Carlisle 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019207) | 1,311 | 105.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Carlisle 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019215) | 1,495 | 101.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.5% |
| [Carlisle 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019218) | 1,513 | 87.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Carlisle 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019233) | 1,293 | 76.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Carlisle 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019193) | 2,004 | 121.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Carlisle 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019194) | 2,159 | 69.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Carlisle 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019230) | 1,561 | 154.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Carlisle 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019231) | 1,717 | 116.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Carlisle 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019232) | 1,406 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Carlisle 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019252) | 1,317 | 86.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.0% |
| [Carlisle 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019209) | 1,363 | 118.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% |
| [Carlisle 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019211) | 1,521 | 427.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.9% |
| [Carlisle 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019216) | 1,731 | 132.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.9% |
| [Carlisle 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019217) | 1,565 | 87.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.7% |
| [Carlisle 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019208) | 1,453 | 69.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Carlisle 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019210) | 1,344 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Carlisle 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019246) | 1,210 | 86.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| [Carlisle 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019247) | 1,373 | 78.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Carlisle 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019248) | 1,164 | 90.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Carlisle 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019253) | 1,694 | 67.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Carlisle 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01034071) | 1,570 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.3% |
| [Carlisle 013H](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01034072) | 1,230 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Carlisle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carlisle): Ms Julie Minns (Labour), MP since July 2024. 92% of the people here.
- [Penrith and Solway](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/penrith-and-solway): Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour), MP since July 2024. 8.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in CA2

[Belle Vue & Burgh](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/belle-vue-and-burgh), [Currock & Upperby](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/currock-and-upperby), [Denton Holme & Harraby Green](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/denton-holme-and-harraby-green), [Longsowerby & Caldewgate](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/longsowerby-and-caldewgate), [Raffles & Morton](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/raffles-and-morton)

## Postcode sectors in CA2

[CA2 4 (242 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2-4), [CA2 5 (223 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2-5), [CA2 6 (240 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2-6), [CA2 7 (251 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2-7)

## Council

[Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)

## Towns in CA2

[Carlisle](https://openindex.co.uk/town/carlisle)

## Postcode districts next to CA2

[CA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca1), [CA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3), [CA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca4), [CA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca5), [CA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Carlisle (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.9332,54.8907), [Dalston (Cumbria) (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.9888,54.8462)

## More in the CA postcode area

[All CA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CA2 in brief

CA2 is a postcode district covering Carlisle, Currock and Denton Holme, in Cumberland.
About 41,433 people lived in CA2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £140,000 in 2025 across 692 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 90.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CA2 was £140,000 in 2025.
CA2 had 39,888 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CA2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CA2, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CA2
- Postcode area: [CA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca)
- Constituency: [Carlisle †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carlisle)
- Council: [Cumberland †](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Area: 16.62 km²
- People, mid-2024: 41,433*
- Neighbourhoods: 28
- Output areas: 142

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca5), [CA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca1), [CA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3), [CA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca4), [CA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca6)

## Latest updates for CA2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CA2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2