CA1 2RS

Botcherby · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Postcode district
CA1
Postcode sector
CA1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA1 2UY 194 m
CA1 2RW 211 m
CA1 2RP 226 m
CA1 2ST 230 m
CA1 2SA 242 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA1 2RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA1
Postcode sector
CA1 2
Latitude
54.894088
Longitude
-2.891598
British National Grid easting
342,913
British National Grid northing
555,847

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Botcherby · E05014174
Parish or community
E43000295
Westminster constituency
Carlisle · E14001152
Output area
E00097029
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 011A · E01019197
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 011 · E02003997

Postcode source versions

Explore CA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle

    Academy converter

    819 m
  2. Scotby CofE Primary School

    Foundation school

    955 m
  3. St John Henry Newman Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
869
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 421
  • Public order 98
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Drugs 60
  • Other theft 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA1 2 residents
11,432

Age bands in CA1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,831 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.8%

1,408 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

3,212 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,902 residents

Age 65 and over
15.2%

1,682 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
66.7%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • CARLISLE HEALTHCARE

    SOUTH CARLISLE, 1 LOCKE ROAD, DURRANHILL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CARLISLE, CA1 3UB

    ODS code A82016

    1.2 km

  • WARWICK SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    GROSVENOR HOUSE, WARWICK SQUARE, CARLISLE, CA1 1LB

    ODS code A82654

    2.3 km

  • CARLISLE CENTRAL PRACTICE

    WARWICK ROAD SURGERY, 65 WARWICK ROAD, CARLISLE, CA1 1EB

    ODS code A82015

    2.4 km

  • SPENCER ST SURGERY

    10-12 SPENCER STREET, CARLISLE, CA1 1BP

    ODS code A82018

    2.5 km

  • EDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    PORT ROAD, CARLISLE, CA2 7AJ

    ODS code A82020

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    1.7 miles
  • Wetheral Rail Station

    RLY · Wetheral

    2.5 miles
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    5.1 miles
  • Armathwaite Rail Station

    RLY · Armathwaite

    7.6 miles
  • Brampton (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Brampton

    8.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 011A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,399 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle is the nearest published school at 819 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

869 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 421 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.