CA4 postcode area · Cumberland

The CA4 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness. Area Scores range from 23 to 86 across them. Every full CA4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CA4 district contains both ends of the scale: Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate at 87 out of 100 (#917 of 6,856 in England) against Longsowerby & Caldewgate at 23, a 63-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £130,000 in Longsowerby & Caldewgate to £355,000 in Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton — a 2.7× gap within the CA4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,196a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime50per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied77%

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 CA4 district

£277,000median home sold over the past year · +14.8% over 5 years · +9.5% over the year · 161 sales
Detached£392,500
Semi-detached£266,000
Terraced£190,000
Flat£150,000
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
Wetheral, Corby & GeltsdaleCumberland 1,54777 £305,000
Garlands & DalstonCumberland 1,59577 £230,000
Hesket, Lazonby & SkeltonWestmorland and Furness 2,82259 £355,000
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston MoorWestmorland and Furness 3,41950 £267,500
Longsowerby & CaldewgateCumberland 5,25623 £130,000

People living in CA4 Census 2021

Residents51,578
Median age (est.)48
Density53per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 8%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Skilled trades 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Skilled trades14%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 36% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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 CA4.

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.