CA5 6JR

Dalston and Burgh · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Carlisle
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA2 6RB 736 m
CA2 6QZ 902 m
CA2 6QY 937 m
CA5 6JS 939 m
CA2 6RA 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA5 6JR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 6
Latitude
54.877685
Longitude
-3.000256
British National Grid easting
335,918
British National Grid northing
554,116

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Parish or community
E04002454
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00179302
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 013G · E01034071
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 013 · E02003999

Postcode source versions

Explore CA5

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Broomhills, Hunters Croft, Orton Road, Carlisle, CA5 6JR 12 November 2021 £450,000
Broomhills, Athena, Orton Road, Carlisle, CA5 6JR 27 September 2016 £235,000
Broomhills, Hunters Croft, Orton Road, Carlisle, CA5 6JR 24 March 2016 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Yewdale School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  2. Richard Rose Morton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km
  3. Belle Vue Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
82
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 7
  • Drugs 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

10 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA5 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
22.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
55.6%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • EDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    PORT ROAD, CARLISLE, CA2 7AJ

    ODS code A82020

    3.6 km

  • DALSTON MEDICAL GROUP

    THE SURGERY, TOWNHEAD ROAD, DALSTON, CARLISLE, CA5 7PZ

    ODS code A82022

    4.2 km

  • SPENCER ST SURGERY

    10-12 SPENCER STREET, CARLISLE, CA1 1BP

    ODS code A82018

    4.8 km

  • CARLISLE CENTRAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A82015

    4.9 km

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

  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    2.2 miles
  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    2.8 miles
  • Park

    BCT · Gretna

    8.2 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Gretna

    8.4 miles
  • Outlet

    BCT · Gretna

    8.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 013G, 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

28,583 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 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
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £450,000 from 1 recorded sale in CA5 6JR. 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Yewdale School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

82 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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