# CA6 5FA: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

CA6 5FA 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 CA6 5FA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [CA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca6) › [CA6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca6-5)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 30% on July. Carlisle 001C: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **Gretna Green, 6.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **No property in CA6 5FA 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=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Carlisle 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **£170,966 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CA6 5FA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **Low road and rail noise at CA6 5FA**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **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=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA
- **4.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Longtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longtown-primary-school-e143116) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £147,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2024 | £210,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £195,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £77,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £204,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2025 | £39,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| April 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LONGTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE (450 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Longtown (680 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £170,966** (July 2026). Cumberland’s average house price was £170,966 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 4.0×** (2025). A home in Cumberland costs 4.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 8th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.1** (2025). Carlisle 001C has a deprivation score of 23.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,326th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Carlisle 001C was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,606** (2021). Carlisle 001C had 1,606 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,807th 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: 80.7%** (January 2026). In Carlisle 001C, 80.7% 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.

## CA6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £242,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CA6 was £242,500 in 2025. Joint 692nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,423** (2021). CA6 had 9,423 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 685th 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: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in CA6 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: 80.1%** (January 2026). In CA6, 80.1% 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: 55.0066, -2.9625

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), July 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=-2.9625,55.0066,CA65FA

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