CA2 7AY

Castle · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Carlisle
Ward
Castle
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Postcode district
CA2
Postcode sector
CA2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA2 7DA 31 m
CA2 5PT 76 m
CA2 7AX 96 m
CA2 7BZ 96 m
CA2 7EP 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA2 7AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA2
Postcode sector
CA2 7
Latitude
54.891163
Longitude
-2.953678
British National Grid easting
338,927
British National Grid northing
555,574

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Castle · E05014178
Parish or community
E43000295
Westminster constituency
Carlisle · E14001152
Output area
E00097068
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 008B · E01019207
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 008 · E02003994

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
76, Wigton Road, Carlisle, CA2 7AY 18 March 2026 £250,000
53, Wigton Road, Carlisle, CA2 7AY 14 March 2025 £60,000
78, Wigton Road, Carlisle, CA2 7AY 16 June 2023 £141,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. Caldew Lea School

    Academy sponsor led

    296 m
  2. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    398 m
  3. Newtown Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    745 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,395
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,793
  • Public order 556
  • Shoplifting 514
  • Criminal damage and arson 372
  • Drugs 272

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.3
CA2 7 residents
12,916

Age bands in CA2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

2,185 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,239 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

3,301 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

3,221 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

2,470 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA2 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • EDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    PORT ROAD, CARLISLE, CA2 7AJ

    ODS code A82020

    354 m

  • SPENCER ST SURGERY

    10-12 SPENCER STREET, CARLISLE, CA1 1BP

    ODS code A82018

    1.5 km

  • CARLISLE CENTRAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A82015

    1.6 km

  • WARWICK SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    GROSVENOR HOUSE, WARWICK SQUARE, CARLISLE, CA1 1LB

    ODS code A82654

    1.7 km

  • CARLISLE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A82016

    3.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

    0.8 miles
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    3.4 miles
  • Wetheral Rail Station

    RLY · Wetheral

    4.9 miles
  • Park

    BCT · Gretna

    8.2 miles
  • Outlet

    BCT · Gretna

    8.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 008B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,408 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £103,000 from 4 recorded sales in CA2 7AY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cumberland is £172,036 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Caldew Lea School is the nearest published school at 296 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,395 published events cover 12 months, averaging 366.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,793 events.

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