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CA8 postcode area · Cumberland

The CA8 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cumberland, Northumberland, Westmorland and Furness. Area Scores range from 23 to 77 across them. Every full CA8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CA8 district: Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale scores 77 out of 100 (#1,547 of 6,856 nationally) while Longsowerby & Caldewgate sits at 23 — neighbours on the map, 54 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood 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 £305,000 in Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale — a 2.3× gap within the CA8 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cumberland, Northumberland and Westmorland and Furness — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,782a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime54per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied70%

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 CA8 district

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +26.3% over 5 years · +10.6% over the year · 134 sales
Detached£350,000
Semi-detached£205,000
Terraced£148,000
Flat£88,750
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
Wetheral, Corby & GeltsdaleCumberland 1,54777 £305,000
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston MoorWestmorland and Furness 3,41950 £267,500
Brampton & IrthingCumberland 4,13240 £232,500
Bellingham, Otterburn & RedesdaleNorthumberland 4,24838 £205,000
Haltwhistle & Bardon MillNorthumberland 4,33037 £170,000
Longtown & BorderCumberland 5,05026 £200,000
Longsowerby & CaldewgateCumberland 5,25623 £130,000

People living in CA8 Census 2021

Residents47,729
Median age (est.)50
Density17per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 31%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 12%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 33%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 17% · Professional 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades17%
Professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary11%
Associate professional9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant9%
Administrative8%
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 57% · No religion 35% · Other 1%

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 CA8.

CA6 CA9 NE49 DG16 TD9 CA4 CA3 CA1

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.