CA5 6PP

Thursby · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 6PR 7 m
CA5 6PJ 25 m
CA5 6PL 96 m
CA5 6PT 106 m
CA5 6PH 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA5 6PP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA5
Postcode sector
CA5 6
Latitude
54.841044
Longitude
-3.051577
British National Grid easting
332,564
British National Grid northing
550,087

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Thursby · E05014212
Parish or community
E04002431
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00096695
Lower layer super output area
Allerdale 002C · E01019130
Middle layer super output area
Allerdale 002 · E02003966

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Thursby Primary School

    Community school

    287 m
  2. Rosley CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km
  3. Great Orton Primary School

    Community school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other crime 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 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

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

  • DALSTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A82022

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    2.5 miles
  • Wigton Rail Station

    RLY · Wigton

    4.6 miles
  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    5.8 miles
  • Park

    BCT · Gretna

    10.3 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Gretna

    10.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Thursby Primary School is the nearest published school at 287 m.

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

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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