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CA5 6NJ

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA7 4PH 576 m
CA7 4NP 851 m
CA7 4NS 1.0 km
CA7 4QJ 1.1 km
CA7 4QQ 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA5 6NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 6
Latitude
54.877651
Longitude
-3.359011
British National Grid easting
312,900
British National Grid northing
554,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Solway Coast · E05014210
Parish or community
E04013029
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00096669
Lower layer super output area
Allerdale 001B · E01019127
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
2
Primary
1
Secondary
1

  1. Solway Community School

    Community school

    1.7 km

  2. Silloth Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
73
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Public order 6
  • Burglary 5
  • 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • SILLOTH GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LAWN TERRACE, SILLOTH, SILLOTH-ON-SOLWAY, WIGTON, CA7 4AH

    ODS code A82037

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Village

    BCT · Powfoot

    7.0 miles

  • Newbie Mains Road End

    BCT · Newbie

    7.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Cummertrees

    7.4 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Cummertrees

    7.5 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Cummertrees

    7.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Allerdale 001B, 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

15,625 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Solway Community School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

73 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 47 events.

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