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CA6 5LG

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 5LH 0 m
CA6 5LJ 243 m
CA6 5XL 349 m
CA6 5LL 483 m
CA6 5LY 575 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA6 5LG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 5
Latitude
55.010452
Longitude
-2.986123
British National Grid easting
337,033
British National Grid northing
568,877

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

Explore CA6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Longtown Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Public order 26
  • Other theft 15
  • Anti social behaviour 15

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

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Queens Head Pub

    BCT · Springfield

    2.7 miles

  • Queens Head Pub

    BCT · Springfield

    2.7 miles

  • School

    BCT · Springfield

    2.8 miles

  • School

    BCT · Springfield

    2.8 miles

  • Road End

    BCT · Canonbie

    3.3 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Longtown Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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