CA5 postcode area · Cumberland

The CA5 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness. Area Scores range from 23 to 86 across them. Every full CA5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CA5 district contains both ends of the scale: Belle Vue & Burgh at 86 out of 100 (#958 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 — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 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 CA5 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£32,862a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied75%

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 CA5 district

£273,975median home sold over the past year · +1.5% over 5 years · -14.4% over the year · 106 sales
Detached£352,500
Semi-detached£233,950
Terraced£165,000
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
Belle Vue & BurghCumberland 95886 £220,000
Garlands & DalstonCumberland 1,59577 £230,000
Hesket, Lazonby & SkeltonWestmorland and Furness 2,82259 £355,000
Boltons, Warnell & Solway CoastCumberland 3,32352 £280,000
Wigton & SillothCumberland 4,24838 £189,998
Aspatria & AbbeytownCumberland 4,92028 £195,000
Longsowerby & CaldewgateCumberland 5,25623 £130,000

People living in CA5 Census 2021

Residents58,982
Median age (est.)48
Density57per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 10%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Professional 16% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Professional16%
Managers & directors11%
Process & plant11%
Elementary10%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%

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 58% · No religion 35% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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 CA5.

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.