CA6 4RS

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
CA6 4RT 45 m
CA6 4RR 150 m
CA6 4QB 181 m
CA6 4PZ 214 m
CA6 4PY 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA6 4RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 4
Latitude
54.916361
Longitude
-2.893432
British National Grid easting
342,827
British National Grid northing
558,327

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
E00097252
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 004C · E01019240
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 004 · E02003990

Postcode source versions

Explore CA6

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Selah, 4, Chestnut Grove, Linstock, Carlisle, CA6 4RS 16 April 2024 £385,000
1, Chestnut Grove, Linstock, Carlisle, CA6 4RS 1 April 2016 £185,000
1, Chestnut Grove, Linstock, Carlisle, CA6 4RS 28 August 2015 £180,025

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Houghton CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km
  2. Crosby-on-Eden CofE School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  3. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA6 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • WARWICK SQUARE GROUP PRACTICE

    GROSVENOR HOUSE, WARWICK SQUARE, CARLISLE, CA1 1LB

    ODS code A82654

    3.4 km

  • CARLISLE CENTRAL PRACTICE

    WARWICK ROAD SURGERY, 65 WARWICK ROAD, CARLISLE, CA1 1EB

    ODS code A82015

    3.4 km

  • SPENCER ST SURGERY

    10-12 SPENCER STREET, CARLISLE, CA1 1BP

    ODS code A82018

    3.4 km

  • CARLISLE HEALTHCARE

    SOUTH CARLISLE, 1 LOCKE ROAD, DURRANHILL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CARLISLE, CA1 3UB

    ODS code A82016

    3.5 km

  • EDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    PORT ROAD, CARLISLE, CA2 7AJ

    ODS code A82020

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    2.4 miles
  • Wetheral Rail Station

    RLY · Wetheral

    3.3 miles
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    6.2 miles
  • Armathwaite Rail Station

    RLY · Armathwaite

    8.8 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Canonbie

    10.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 004C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,892 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £385,000 from 1 recorded sale in CA6 4RS. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Houghton CofE School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 5 events.

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