CA20 1AB

Gosforth · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cumberland
Postcode district
CA20
Postcode sector
CA20 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA20 1AA 520 m
CA20 1AG 610 m
CA20 1AQ 620 m
CA20 1HP 674 m
CA20 1FE 686 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA20 1AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA20
Postcode sector
CA20 1
Latitude
54.418213
Longitude
-3.451646
British National Grid easting
305,900
British National Grid northing
503,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Gosforth · E05014190
Parish or community
E04002489
Output area
E00097444
Lower layer super output area
Copeland 007C · E01019279
Middle layer super output area
Copeland 007 · E02004006

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  2. Seascale Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA20 1 residents
3,171

Age bands in CA20 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

431 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

221 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

605 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

946 residents

Age 65 and over
31.4%

1,008 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • SEASCALE HEALTH CENTRE

    GOSFORTH ROAD, SEASCALE, CA20 1PN

    ODS code A82024

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Seascale Rail Station

    RLY · Seascale

    2.0 miles
  • Sellafield Rail Station

    RLY · Sellafield

    2.4 miles
  • Drigg Rail Station

    RLY · Drigg

    2.9 miles
  • Braystones Rail Station

    RLY · Braystones

    3.9 miles
  • Miteside (Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway)

    MET · Muncaster

    4.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Copeland 007C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,743 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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