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

CA6 5NZ 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 5NZ 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

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Carlisle 001B: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **Gretna Green, 6.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **No property in CA6 5NZ 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=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Carlisle 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **£172,654 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CA6 5NZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CA6 5NZ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **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=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ
- **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=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Longtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longtown-primary-school-e143116) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £265,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2023 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2025 | £312,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LONGTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Longtown (330 m, Spar)

## 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.6** (2025). Carlisle 001B has a deprivation score of 44.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,440th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Carlisle 001B was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 3,419th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,412** (2021). Carlisle 001B had 1,412 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,751st 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Carlisle 001B, 98.2% 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.

## 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: 55.0116, -2.9687

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=-2.9687,55.0116,CA65NZ

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