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CA20 postcode area · Cumberland

The CA20 postcode district spans 1 neighbourhood (MSOAs) in Cumberland. Area Scores range from 61 to 61 across them. Every full CA20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Only one profiled neighbourhood falls within the CA20 district: Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale, ranked #2,672 of 6,856 in England with an Area Score of 61 out of 100. Its typical home sold for about £210,000 over the past year.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,830a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime39per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)52
Owner-occupied83%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CA20 district

£216,350median home sold over the past year · +33.1% over 5 years · +13.9% over the year · 62 sales
Detached£290,000
Semi-detached£180,000
Terraced£180,000
Flat—
Cumberland£175,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Thornhill, Gosforth & SeascaleCumberland 2,67261 £210,000

People living in CA20 Census 2021

Residents8,371
Median age (est.)52
Density29per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 32%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 54%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 54%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 6%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 6%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 6%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Skilled trades 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Skilled trades16%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service4%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 31% · Buddhist 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CA20.

CA21 CA27 CA19 CA22 CA24 CA23 CA25 CA28

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.