Carlisle Belah

Cumberland · North West · population 7,621 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

73Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,835 of 6,856 in England
  • #209 of 932 in North West
  • #6 of 33 in Cumberland
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,488
Median age (est.)48
Density1,896per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above31%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 7%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 12% · Administrative 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Carlisle Belah is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,835 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 33 in Cumberland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (86) and lowest on Health (48). Typical homes here sold for about £200,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 138 sales), 14% above the wider Cumberland median of £175,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #82 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £35,933 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 62 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 70 · #2,082
Employment 59 · #2,788
Education 49 · #3,515
Health 48 · #3,535
Crime 84 · #1,067
Housing & access 78 · #1,527
Living environment 86 · #992

House prices ?

£200,000median (12m) · +14.2% yr · n=138
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£200,000138+14.2%+12.7%
Detached£279,00035+7.3%+5.7%
Semi-detached£185,00069+8.8%+21.3%
Terraced£135,00025+17.4%+21.6%
Flat£173,5009+78.9%+65.2%
This area£200,000
Cumberland£175,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,933±£5,083 · #4,722 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,437
Price-to-income ?5.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

62 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 476 offences
Cumberland77
North West82
England83

Rank #3,039 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences181
Theft129
Burglary8
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons49
Drugs34
Robbery3
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 33 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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