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CA3 0JN

Houghton and Irthington · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Houghton and Irthington
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Postcode district
CA3
Postcode sector
CA3 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA3 0JB 114 m
CA3 0HY 223 m
CA3 0LA 255 m
CA3 0HZ 256 m
CA3 0JD 265 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA3 0JN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA3
Postcode sector
CA3 0
Latitude
54.914119
Longitude
-2.918154
British National Grid easting
341,239
British National Grid northing
558,098

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Houghton and Irthington · E05014195
Parish or community
E04002474
Westminster constituency
Carlisle · E14001152
Output area
E00179324
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 004B · E01019238
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 004 · E02003990

Postcode source versions

Explore CA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
24
Secondary
3

  1. Houghton CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. Stanwix School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  3. James Rennie School

    Academy special converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
381
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 138
  • Shoplifting 70
  • Public order 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Other theft 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA3 0 residents
6,157

Age bands in CA3 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,006 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

515 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,377 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

1,740 residents

Age 65 and over
27.7%

1,781 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+
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%

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

  • SPENCER ST SURGERY

    10-12 SPENCER STREET, CARLISLE, CA1 1BP

    ODS code A82018

    2.3 km

  • CARLISLE CENTRAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A82015

    2.4 km

  • WARWICK SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    GROSVENOR HOUSE, WARWICK SQUARE, CARLISLE, CA1 1LB

    ODS code A82654

    2.4 km

  • EDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    PORT ROAD, CARLISLE, CA2 7AJ

    ODS code A82020

    3.1 km

  • CARLISLE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A82016

    3.3 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

    4.0 miles

  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    5.5 miles

  • Outlet

    BCT · Gretna

    7.9 miles

  • Outlet

    BCT · Gretna

    7.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 004B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,299 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
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

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Houghton CofE School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

381 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 138 events.

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