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CA6 5TA

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 5XW 41 m
CA6 5UZ 66 m
CA6 5XN 68 m
CA6 5TQ 108 m
CA6 5UF 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA6 5TA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2009
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA6
Postcode sector
CA6 5
Latitude
55.008984
Longitude
-2.968746
British National Grid easting
338,142
British National Grid northing
568,698

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
E00097186
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 001B · E01019227
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

    216 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

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

    332 m

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 001B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,462 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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 216 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.