CA6 5ND

Longtown · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA6 5NB 378 m
CA6 5NF 628 m
CA6 5NG 678 m
CA6 5NE 879 m
CA6 5XP 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA6 5ND
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 5
Latitude
55.037119
Longitude
-2.967766
British National Grid easting
338,248
British National Grid northing
571,828

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

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Longtown Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA6 5 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
0%

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

1

within 5 km

  • LONGTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOOR ROAD, LONGTOWN, CARLISLE, CA6 5XA

    ODS code A82646

    3.0 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

  • Road End

    BCT · Canonbie

    1.3 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Canonbie

    1.3 miles
  • Farm

    BCT · Canonbie

    1.6 miles
  • Farm

    BCT · Canonbie

    1.6 miles
  • Hotel

    BCT · Canonbie

    2.8 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
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

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Longtown Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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