Central Carlisle

Cumberland · North West · population 8,020 · 6 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,194 of 6,856 in England
  • #582 of 932 in North West
  • #24 of 33 in Cumberland
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,025
Median age (est.)41
Density2,111per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 16%25–44 28%45–64 28%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 37%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 12%Private rent 37%

Households

One person: 50%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 7%Other: 13%
One person 50%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 7%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 14% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary14%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

Central Carlisle is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,194 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #24 of 33 in Cumberland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (98) but weak on Living environment (2). Typical homes here sold for about £134,500 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 143 sales), 23% below the wider Cumberland median of £175,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,852 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 303 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 42 · #3,953
Employment 30 · #4,790
Education 37 · #4,303
Health 15 · #5,804
Crime 13 · #5,969
Housing & access 98 · #169
Living environment 2 · #6,689

House prices ?

£134,500median (12m) · +7.6% yr · n=143
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£134,500143+7.6%+20.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£220,00015+22.2%+27.4%
Terraced£145,00094+16.0%+30.6%
Flat£80,00033-11.1%+24.6%
This area£134,500
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)£29,852±£4,414 · #6,426 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,977
Price-to-income ?4.5×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 ?

62Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

303 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,431 offences
Cumberland77
North West82
England83

Rank #6,349 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences991
Theft561
Burglary49
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson199
Public order & weapons329
Drugs202
Robbery21
Other48

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 252 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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