CA7 2EJ

Bothel and Wharrels · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wigton
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA7 2EL 127 m
CA7 2HQ 150 m
CA7 2ES 426 m
CA7 2HA 481 m
CA7 2HB 520 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA7 2EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 2
Latitude
54.742294
Longitude
-3.310916
British National Grid easting
315,704
British National Grid northing
539,380

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Parish or community
E04002391
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00096708
Lower layer super output area
Allerdale 003E · E01019133
Middle layer super output area
Allerdale 003 · E02003967

Postcode source versions

Explore CA7

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Heartsome Cottage, Threapland, Wigton, CA7 2EJ 10 May 2024 £170,000
Monksfield, Threapland, Wigton, CA7 2EJ 9 March 2023 £275,000
Threapland House, Threapland, Wigton, CA7 2EJ 25 July 2022 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Plumbland CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  2. St Michael's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km
  3. Richmond Hill School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.0
CA7 2 residents
2,223

Age bands in CA7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

255 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

156 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

334 residents

Age 45 to 64
34.3%

663 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

527 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA7 2 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
14.3%

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

  • ASPATRIA MEDICAL GROUP

    WEST STREET, ASPATRIA, WIGTON, CA7 3HH

    ODS code A82055

    2.8 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

  • Aspatria Rail Station

    RLY · Aspatria

    1.4 miles
  • Maryport Rail Station

    RLY · Maryport

    7.6 miles
  • Wigton Rail Station

    RLY · Wigton

    8.4 miles
  • Flimby Rail Station

    RLY · Flimby

    9.2 miles
  • Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing

    FER · Portinscale

    11.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Allerdale 003E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,259 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £275,000 from 3 recorded sales in CA7 2EJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cumberland is £172,036 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Plumbland CofE 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

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 3 events.

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