# CA3 8PD: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

CA3 8PD 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 CA3 8PD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [CA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3) › [CA3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **180 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Carlisle 006A: 721 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **Carlisle, 500 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **No property in CA3 8PD 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=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Carlisle 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **£172,654 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **No gigabit broadband at CA3 8PD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **Low road and rail noise at CA3 8PD**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **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=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Progress Schools - Carlisle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-carlisle-e135555) | Special | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Trinity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-school-e137369) | Secondary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Richard Rose Central Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-rose-central-academy-e135621) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Caldew Lea School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldew-lea-school-e147114) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brook Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brook-street-primary-school-e112231) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norman Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norman-street-primary-school-e112219) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stanwix School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanwix-school-e141623) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Robert Ferguson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-ferguson-primary-school-e112242) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £38,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £144,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £82,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| September 2023 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2025 | £60,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| July 2025 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| March 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Carlisle (500 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SPENCER ST SURGERY (250 m); CARLISLE CENTRAL PRACTICE (440 m); WARWICK SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE (560 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (50 m); DALSTON PHARMACY (160 m); BOOTS (200 m); WARWICK ROAD - THE PHARMACIST (430 m); WELL (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL PRACTICE (290 m); THE CHISWICK STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m); SUITE 1 (DENTAL PRACTICE) (400 m); DENTAL SURGERY (440 m); SPEDDING DENTAL CLINIC (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Lowther St Carlisle (120 m, Heron); Tesco Carlisle Express (120 m, Tesco); M&S Carlisle (180 m, Marks and Spencer); Spar Richardson English Street (300 m, Spar); Lidl Belle Vue Carlisle (540 m, Lidl)

## 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 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.3** (2025). Carlisle 006A has a deprivation score of 31.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,650th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £92,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Carlisle 006A was £92,000 in 2025. Joint 279th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,022** (2021). Carlisle 006A had 1,022 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,796th least 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: 63.2%** (January 2026). In Carlisle 006A, 63.2% 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.

## CA3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CA3 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,415** (2021). CA3 had 14,415 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 965th least 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 CA3 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: 88.9%** (January 2026). In CA3, 88.9% 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: 54.8950, -2.9350

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=-2.9350,54.8950,CA38PD

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3-8pd