CA5 5AZ

Wigton · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wigton
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA7 9QA 75 m
CA7 9PS 88 m
CA7 9PR 138 m
CA7 9PP 154 m
CA7 9PN 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA5 5AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 5
Latitude
54.821276
Longitude
-3.162564
British National Grid easting
325,400
British National Grid northing
548,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Wigton · E05014215
Parish or community
E04002436
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00096719
Lower layer super output area
Allerdale 001G · E01019137
Middle layer super output area
Allerdale 001 · E02003965

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Wigton Nursery and Infant School

    Community school

    162 m
  2. Thomlinson Junior School

    Community school

    225 m
  3. The Nelson Thomlinson School

    Voluntary controlled school

    441 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 256
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Public order 33
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Shoplifting 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WIGTON GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTH END, WIGTON, CA7 9QD

    ODS code A82045

    253 m

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wigton Rail Station

    RLY · Wigton

    0.5 miles
  • Hall

    BCT · Dornock

    11.3 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Dornock

    11.3 miles
  • House

    BCT · Dornock

    11.3 miles
  • House

    BCT · Dornock

    11.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Allerdale 001G, 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

6,070 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wigton Nursery and Infant School is the nearest published school at 162 m.

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

Recorded crime

438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 256 events.

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