# CA7 8LJ: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

CA7 8LJ 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 CA7 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [CA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca7) › [CA7 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca7-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Allerdale 002D: 13 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **Wigton, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **1 of 12 properties in CA7 8LJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Allerdale 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **£170,966 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at CA7 8LJ**: Superfast for 75%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CA7 8LJ**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **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=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ
- **3.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wigton Nursery and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wigton-nursery-and-infant-school-e112126) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |
| [The Nelson Thomlinson School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-nelson-thomlinson-school-e112397) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Thomlinson Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomlinson-junior-school-e112125) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £549,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| October 2025 | £289,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 580 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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.

## Allerdale 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Allerdale 002D has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,375th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £384,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Allerdale 002D was £384,000 in 2025. Joint 9,595th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,867** (2021). Allerdale 002D had 1,867 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,002nd 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: 42.9%** (January 2026). In Allerdale 002D, 42.9% 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.

## CA7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CA7 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,705** (2021). CA7 had 22,705 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,301st most 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: 59%** (2022). About 59% of people in CA7 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: 77.8%** (January 2026). In CA7, 77.8% 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: 54.8096, -3.1493

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), 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=-3.1493,54.8096,CA78LJ

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