# CA8 1UQ: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

CA8 1UQ 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 CA8 1UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [CA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca8) › [CA8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Carlisle 002C: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **Brampton (Cumbria), 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **No property in CA8 1UQ 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=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Carlisle 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **£170,966 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CA8 1UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at CA8 1UQ**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **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=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ
- **3.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brampton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brampton-primary-school-e112405) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Howard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-howard-school-e137252) | Secondary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kirby Moor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirby-moor-school-e135410) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £172,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2025 | £185,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2024 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| May 2025 | £695,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRAMPTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (420 m)
- Pharmacies: BRAMPTON PHARMACY (390 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (570 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Brampton (320 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Market Place Brampton (390 m, Spar); Spar - Brampton (410 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 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.4** (2025). Carlisle 002C has a deprivation score of 24.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,465th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £136,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Carlisle 002C was £136,500 in 2025. Joint 1,652nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,548** (2021). Carlisle 002C had 1,548 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,884th 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Carlisle 002C, 99.5% 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.

## CA8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £252,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CA8 was £252,000 in 2025. Joint 780th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,147** (2021). CA8 had 10,147 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 724th 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: 49%** (2022). About 49% of people in CA8 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: 76.9%** (January 2026). In CA8, 76.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Centre: 54.9429, -2.7283

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=-2.7283,54.9429,CA81UQ

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