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CA5 5BW

Solway Coast · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA7 5BW 5 m
CA7 5BH 9 m
CA7 5BL 22 m
CA7 5BP 45 m
CA7 5BJ 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA5 5BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 5
Latitude
54.953682
Longitude
-3.211949
British National Grid easting
322,482
British National Grid northing
562,787

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Solway Coast · E05014210
Parish or community
E04002392
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00096568
Lower layer super output area
Allerdale 002B · E01019107
Middle layer super output area
Allerdale 002 · E02003966

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

    Foundation school

    448 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

Nearby transport

  • House

    BCT · Dornock

    2.1 miles

  • House

    BCT · Dornock

    2.1 miles

  • Hall

    BCT · Dornock

    2.1 miles

  • Road End

    BCT · Dornock

    2.2 miles

  • Road End

    BCT · Dornock

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Allerdale 002B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,188 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bowness-on-Solway Primary School is the nearest published school at 448 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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