CA4 8AL

Wetheral · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Carlisle
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Postcode district
CA4
Postcode sector
CA4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA4 8BB 40 m
CA4 8AT 97 m
CA4 8FR 151 m
CA4 8AX 163 m
CA4 8BZ 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA4 8AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA4
Postcode sector
CA4 8
Latitude
54.890029
Longitude
-2.876417
British National Grid easting
343,881
British National Grid northing
555,383

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Wetheral · E05014214
Parish or community
E04002480
Westminster constituency
Carlisle · E14001152
Output area
E00179347
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 004F · E01019251
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 004 · E02003990

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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70 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
25, The Old Tannery, Scotby, Carlisle, CA4 8AL 22 May 2026 £430,000
10, The Old Tannery, Scotby, Carlisle, CA4 8AL 15 May 2026 £370,000
11, The Old Tannery, Scotby, Carlisle, CA4 8AL 12 February 2026 £30,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Scotby CofE Primary School

    Foundation school

    139 m
  2. Pennine Way Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. St John Henry Newman Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 233
  • Public order 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Drugs 34
  • Other theft 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

25 female, 27 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.2
CA4 8 residents
5,742

Age bands in CA4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

730 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

421 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

1,008 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

1,628 residents

Age 65 and over
31.8%

1,769 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA4 8 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

  • CARLISLE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A82016

    1.8 km

  • WARWICK SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    GROSVENOR HOUSE, WARWICK SQUARE, CARLISLE, CA1 1LB

    ODS code A82654

    3.3 km

  • CARLISLE CENTRAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A82015

    3.4 km

  • SPENCER ST SURGERY

    10-12 SPENCER STREET, CARLISLE, CA1 1BP

    ODS code A82018

    3.6 km

  • EDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    PORT ROAD, CARLISLE, CA2 7AJ

    ODS code A82020

    4.9 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

  • Wetheral Rail Station

    RLY · Wetheral

    1.8 miles
  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    2.3 miles
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    5.4 miles
  • Armathwaite Rail Station

    RLY · Armathwaite

    7.0 miles
  • Brampton (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Brampton

    7.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 004F, 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

29,117 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 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

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 £294,250 from 14 recorded sales in CA4 8AL. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Scotby CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 139 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 233 events.

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