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CA6 5LX

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 5NP 26 m
CA6 5UY 51 m
CA6 5UZ 77 m
CA6 5XN 81 m
CA6 5XW 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA6 5LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 5
Latitude
55.009193
Longitude
-2.970628
British National Grid easting
338,022
British National Grid northing
568,723

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Longtown · E05014199
Parish or community
E04002445
Westminster constituency
Carlisle · E14001152
Output area
E00097183
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

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Longtown Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    287 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
219
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Public order 26
  • Other theft 17
  • 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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LONGTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOOR ROAD, LONGTOWN, CARLISLE, CA6 5XA

    ODS code A82646

    432 m

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

  • Road End

    BCT · Canonbie

    3.2 miles

  • Road End

    BCT · Canonbie

    3.2 miles

  • Farm

    BCT · Canonbie

    3.5 miles

  • Farm

    BCT · Canonbie

    3.5 miles

  • Hotel

    BCT · Canonbie

    4.7 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.

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
1
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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Longtown Primary School is the nearest published school at 287 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

219 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 86 events.

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