CA6 4RA

Houghton and Irthington · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Carlisle
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA4 8AP 959 m
CA6 4QZ 1.3 km
CA6 4QX 1.4 km
CA4 8QX 1.4 km
CA4 8QU 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA6 4RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 4
Latitude
54.918100
Longitude
-2.841176
British National Grid easting
346,179
British National Grid northing
558,479

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Parish or community
E04002474
Westminster constituency
Carlisle · E14001152
Output area
E00097249
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 007C · E01019239
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 007 · E02003993

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Holme Park, Crosby On Eden, Carlisle, CA6 4RA 29 September 2025 £1,600,000
The Lodge, Crosby On Eden, Carlisle, CA6 4RA 17 August 2023 £190,000
Batt House, Crosby On Eden, Carlisle, CA6 4RA 10 July 2023 £675,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Crosby-on-Eden CofE School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  2. Warwick Bridge Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.1 km
  3. Scotby CofE Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Shoplifting 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

7 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.4% 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+
59.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
59.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
59.1%
Gigabit-capable
59.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
63.6%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
13.6%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Wetheral Rail Station

    RLY · Wetheral

    2.4 miles
  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    4.1 miles
  • Brampton (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Brampton

    5.6 miles
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    7.7 miles
  • Armathwaite Rail Station

    RLY · Armathwaite

    8.0 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
3
Low risk addresses
6
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £675,000 from 3 recorded sales in CA6 4RA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cumberland is £172,036 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. Crosby-on-Eden CofE 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

Published police records

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 3 events.

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