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CA3 postcode area · Cumberland

The CA3 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cumberland. Area Scores range from 23 to 86 across them. Every full CA3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CA3 district: Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate scores 87 out of 100 (#917 of 6,856 nationally) while Longsowerby & Caldewgate sits at 23 — neighbours on the map, 63 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,000 in Denton Holme & Harraby Green to £240,000 in Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate — a 2.0× gap within the CA3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,699a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime130per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied65%

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 CA3 district

£220,000median home sold over the past year · +22.2% over 5 years · +10.0% over the year · 267 sales
Detached£282,500
Semi-detached£200,000
Terraced£165,000
Flat£87,000
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
Kingmoor, Houghton & WhiteclosegateCumberland 91787 £240,000
Carlisle BelahCumberland 1,83573 £200,000
Denton Holme & Harraby GreenCumberland 5,07126 £120,000
Central CarlisleCumberland 5,19424 £134,500
Longsowerby & CaldewgateCumberland 5,25623 £130,000

People living in CA3 Census 2021

Residents43,055
Median age (est.)43
Density884per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 11%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 9%Other: 13%
One person 40%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 9%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 12% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary12%
Process & plant11%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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 CA3.

CA99 CA1 CA2 CA4 CA5 CA7 CA6 DG16

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.