CA4 8BF

Wetheral · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA4 8BD 80 m
CA4 8FH 95 m
CA4 8FY 162 m
CA4 8BN 174 m
CA4 8BE 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA4 8BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA4
Postcode sector
CA4 8
Latitude
54.891992
Longitude
-2.874604
British National Grid easting
344,000
British National Grid northing
555,600

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
E00179346
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 004F · E01019251
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 004 · E02003990

Postcode source versions

Explore CA4

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

    344 m
  2. Pennine Way Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  3. St John Henry Newman Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
304
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 142
  • Public order 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Drugs 25
  • Other theft 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • CARLISLE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A82016

    2.0 km

  • WARWICK SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    GROSVENOR HOUSE, WARWICK SQUARE, CARLISLE, CA1 1LB

    ODS code A82654

    3.4 km

  • CARLISLE CENTRAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A82015

    3.5 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

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Wetheral Rail Station

    RLY · Wetheral

    1.8 miles
  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    2.3 miles
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    5.6 miles
  • Armathwaite Rail Station

    RLY · Armathwaite

    7.0 miles
  • Brampton (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Brampton

    7.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Scotby CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 344 m.

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

Recorded crime

304 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 142 events.

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