# CA5 7NJ: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

CA5 7NJ 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 CA5 7NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [CA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca5) › [CA5 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca5-7)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Carlisle 013I: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **Dalston (Cumbria), 490 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **No property in CA5 7NJ 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=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Carlisle 013I. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **£172,654 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **69% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CA5 7NJ**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **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=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ
- **5.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Caldew School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldew-school-e137254) | Secondary | 60 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 40.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Michael's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-primary-school-e112246) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2024 | £239,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| June 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| July 2024 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dalston (Cumbria) (490 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DALSTON MEDICAL GROUP (590 m)
- Pharmacies: DALSTON PHARMACY LIMITED (370 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Dalston - Carlisle (630 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 013I (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.6** (2025). Carlisle 013I has a deprivation score of 13.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,893rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Carlisle 013I was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,405** (2021). Carlisle 013I had 1,405 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,414th 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: 83.9%** (January 2026). In Carlisle 013I, 83.9% 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.

## CA5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CA5 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 7,847** (2021). CA5 had 7,847 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 609th 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: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in CA5 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: 75.1%** (January 2026). In CA5, 75.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Centre: 54.8461, -2.9812

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

## Your MP

- [Penrith and Solway](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/penrith-and-solway): Markus Campbell-Savours (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.9812,54.8461,CA57NJ

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