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CA6 5GB

Longtown · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Longtown
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA6 5LP 310 m
CA6 5LR 340 m
CA6 4HG 1.2 km
CA6 5LS 1.8 km
CA6 5LQ 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA6 5GB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2006
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 5
Latitude
54.980675
Longitude
-3.021519
British National Grid easting
334,721
British National Grid northing
565,596

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Longtown · E05014199
Parish or community
E04002464
Westminster constituency
Carlisle · E14001152
Output area
E00097188
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 001C · E01019228
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 001 · E02003987

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Rockcliffe CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km

  2. Longtown Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.8 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA6 5 residents
3,311

Age bands in CA6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

509 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

329 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

701 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

984 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

848 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

  • LONGTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOOR ROAD, LONGTOWN, CARLISLE, CA6 5XA

    ODS code A82646

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Outlet

    BCT · Gretna

    1.7 miles

  • Outlet

    BCT · Gretna

    1.7 miles

  • Retail Park

    BCT · Gretna

    1.8 miles

  • Solway Lodge

    BCT · Gretna

    1.9 miles

  • Solway Lodge

    BCT · Gretna

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 001C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,355 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Rockcliffe CofE School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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