# CA3

Postcode district covering Carlisle, Belah and Knowefield, in Cumberland.

CA3 is a postcode district covering Carlisle, Belah and Knowefield, in Cumberland. Median sale price £220,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 165.7 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code CA3. 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 CA3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CA3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in CA3 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=CA3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 291 homes were sold in CA3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CA3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CA3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CA3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CA3 had 14,415 usual residents at the census.

## How CA3 compares

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

| Measure | CA3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £220,000 | 13th most expensive | 27 postcode districts, CA · 2025 |
| Population | 14,415 | 9th 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 | 88.9% | 7th highest | 28 postcode districts, CA · Jan 2026 |

## Is CA3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CA3 at a rate of 165.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.3 per 1,000 people across the CA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 240 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CA3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (947), other crime (555) and shoplifting (420).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CA3 was 140.4 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 CA3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CA3 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in CA3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carlisle 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019188) | 1,555 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.3% |
| [Carlisle 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019189) | 1,367 | 58.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Carlisle 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019190) | 1,668 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.4% |
| [Carlisle 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019191) | 1,451 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.8% |
| [Carlisle 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019244) | 1,447 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.4% |
| [Carlisle 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019238) | 1,497 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.5% |
| [Carlisle 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019241) | 1,895 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Carlisle 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019243) | 1,410 | 32.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [Carlisle 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019242) | 1,235 | 82.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.2% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in CA3

[Carlisle Belah](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/carlisle-belah), [Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/kingmoor-houghton-and-whiteclosegate)

## Postcode sectors in CA3

[CA3 0 (187 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3-0), [CA3 8 (98 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3-8), [CA3 9 (251 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in CA3

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

## Postcode districts next to CA3

[CA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca1), [CA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2), [CA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Carlisle (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.9332,54.8907)

## 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)

## CA3 in brief

CA3 is a postcode district covering Carlisle, Belah and Knowefield, in Cumberland.
About 15,283 people lived in CA3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 291 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 165.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CA3 was £220,000 in 2025.
CA3 had 14,415 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CA3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CA3, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CA3
- 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: 11.26 km²
- People, mid-2024: 15,283*
- Neighbourhoods: 9
- Output areas: 51

* 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

[CA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca6), [CA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca2), [CA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca1)

## Latest updates for CA3

- 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/CA3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca3#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

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