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CA5 6NL

Thursby · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA5 6NQ 739 m
CA7 0JR 1.2 km
CA7 0JS 1.3 km
CA7 0JT 1.4 km
CA7 0JP 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA5 6NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 6
Latitude
54.874503
Longitude
-3.084115
British National Grid easting
330,532
British National Grid northing
553,842

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Thursby · E05014212
Parish or community
E04002380
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00096691
Lower layer super output area
Allerdale 002C · E01019130
Middle layer super output area
Allerdale 002 · E02003966

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Wiggonby CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  2. Great Orton Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km

  3. Kirkbampton CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    4.3 miles

  • Wigton Rail Station

    RLY · Wigton

    4.5 miles

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Rigg

    8.0 miles

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Rigg

    8.0 miles

  • Park

    BCT · Gretna

    8.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Allerdale 002C, 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

22,117 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wiggonby CofE School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 2 events.

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