CA12 5AU

Keswick · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Keswick
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Postcode district
CA12
Postcode sector
CA12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA12 5UQ 123 m
CA12 5XA 227 m
CA12 5UY 959 m
CA12 5UG 1.5 km
CA12 5UX 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA12 5AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA12
Postcode sector
CA12 5
Latitude
54.546312
Longitude
-3.157822
British National Grid easting
325,200
British National Grid northing
517,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Keswick · E05014198
Parish or community
E04002390
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00096489
Lower layer super output area
Allerdale 012A · E01019092
Middle layer super output area
Allerdale 012 · E02003976

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Borrowdale CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA12 5 residents
2,787

Age bands in CA12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.8%

290 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

253 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

574 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

906 residents

Age 65 and over
31.8%

945 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.

Nearby transport

  • Lodore Falls Derwentwater Ferry Landing

    FER · Ashness

    1.4 miles
  • Lodore Falls Derwentwater Ferry Landing

    FBT · Ashness

    1.4 miles
  • High Brandelhow Ferry Landing

    FER · Brandelhow

    1.5 miles
  • High Brandelhow Ferry Landing

    FBT · Brandelhow

    1.5 miles
  • Low Brandelhow Derwentwater Ferry Landing

    FBT · Brandelhow

    2.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Allerdale 012A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,579 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Borrowdale CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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