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CA6 4NP

Houghton and Irthington · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Houghton and Irthington
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA6 4NN 73 m
CA6 4NR 91 m
CA6 4PB 130 m
CA6 4NL 222 m
CA6 4NJ 378 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA6 4NP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 4
Latitude
54.947038
Longitude
-2.783141
British National Grid easting
349,935
British National Grid northing
561,656

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Houghton and Irthington · E05014195
Parish or community
E04002461
Westminster constituency
Carlisle · E14001152
Output area
E00097245
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 007C · E01019239
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 007 · E02003993

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Irthington Village School

    Community school

    167 m

  2. Kirby Moor School

    Other independent special school

    2.4 km

  3. William Howard School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.5
CA6 4 residents
4,271

Age bands in CA6 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

753 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

420 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

967 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

1,402 residents

Age 65 and over
22.4%

1,022 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA6 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BRAMPTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 MARKET PLACE, CARLISLE, BRAMPTON, CA8 1NL

    ODS code A82012

    3.1 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Brampton (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Brampton

    3.4 miles

  • Wetheral Rail Station

    RLY · Wetheral

    4.8 miles

  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    7.1 miles

  • Armathwaite Rail Station

    RLY · Armathwaite

    9.5 miles

  • Linns View

    BCT · Harelaw

    11.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 007C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,691 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Irthington Village School is the nearest published school at 167 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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