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CA5 6AB

Dalston and Burgh · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dalston and Burgh
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA5 6AA 42 m
CA5 6AD 195 m
CA5 6AG 1.5 km
CA7 5DL 1.6 km
CA5 6AF 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA5 6AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 6
Latitude
54.921586
Longitude
-3.104931
British National Grid easting
329,279
British National Grid northing
559,102

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Dalston and Burgh · E05014185
Parish or community
E04002450
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00097051
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 005C · E01019203
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 005 · E02003991

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Kirkbampton CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km

  2. Burgh by Sands School

    Community school

    3.4 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
CA5 6 residents
3,989

Age bands in CA5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

666 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

377 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

840 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

1,361 residents

Age 65 and over
26.2%

1,151 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA5 6 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.

Nearby transport

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Rigg

    4.6 miles

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Rigg

    4.6 miles

  • The Old Manse

    BCT · Rigg

    4.8 miles

  • Village

    BCT · Rigg

    4.8 miles

  • Park

    BCT · Gretna

    5.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 005C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,515 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Kirkbampton CofE School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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