# CA7 9AR: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

CA7 9AR 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 9AR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [CA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca7) › [CA7 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca7-9)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 54% on July. Allerdale 001G: 141 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **Wigton, 710 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **No property in CA7 9AR 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=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Allerdale 001G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **£172,654 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CA7 9AR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **Low road and rail noise at CA7 9AR**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR
- **5.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thomlinson Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomlinson-junior-school-e112125) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Nelson Thomlinson School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-nelson-thomlinson-school-e112397) | Secondary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wigton Nursery and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wigton-nursery-and-infant-school-e112126) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |
| [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-e151053) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2020 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £98,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £108,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2023 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2023 | £107,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2024 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wigton (710 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WIGTON GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE (380 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (200 m); WELL (380 m)
- Dental practices: NORTH LAKELAND DENTAL (110 m); THE DENTAL SURGERY (190 m); DENTAL CLINIC (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - King Street (210 m, Spar); Lidl Wigton (310 m, Lidl); Co-op Wigton - Station Road (350 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - South End Road (440 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.

## Allerdale 001G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.3** (2025). Allerdale 001G has a deprivation score of 35.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,042nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £127,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Allerdale 001G was £127,000 in 2025. Joint 1,172nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,035** (2021). Allerdale 001G had 1,035 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,898th 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In Allerdale 001G, 92.5% 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: 54.8237, -3.1585

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)
- [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=-3.1585,54.8237,CA79AR

## How to cite

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