CA5 6JW

Dalston and Burgh · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA5 6JP 314 m
CA5 6JY 659 m
CA5 7LB 825 m
CA5 6JX 897 m
CA5 6JU 898 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA5 6JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 6
Latitude
54.867745
Longitude
-2.989384
British National Grid easting
336,600
British National Grid northing
553,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Parish or community
E04002457
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00097104
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 013I · E01034073
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 013 · E02003999

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Richard Rose Morton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km
  2. Yewdale School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.3 km
  3. Newlaithes Infant School

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
46
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Drugs 3
  • Other crime 3
  • Other theft 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • DALSTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A82022

    2.9 km

  • EDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    PORT ROAD, CARLISLE, CA2 7AJ

    ODS code A82020

    3.8 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

  • WARWICK SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    GROSVENOR HOUSE, WARWICK SQUARE, CARLISLE, CA1 1LB

    ODS code A82654

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    1.5 miles
  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    2.7 miles
  • Park

    BCT · Gretna

    9.0 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Gretna

    9.2 miles
  • Outlet

    BCT · Gretna

    9.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 013I, 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

20,779 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Richard Rose Morton Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

46 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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