CA7 5AA

Solway Coast · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA7 5BE 588 m
CA7 5HR 633 m
CA7 5HY 742 m
CA7 5HX 845 m
CA7 5HZ 917 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA7 5AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 5
Latitude
54.908973
Longitude
-3.210122
British National Grid easting
322,513
British National Grid northing
557,810

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Parish or community
E04002392
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00096565
Lower layer super output area
Allerdale 002B · E01019107
Middle layer super output area
Allerdale 002 · E02003966

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Beech House, Whitrigg, Wigton, CA7 5AA 28 July 2023 £420,000
Whitrigg Villa, Whitrigg, Wigton, CA7 5AA 11 April 2019 £265,000
Sandene Cottage, Whitrigg, Wigton, CA7 5AA 16 December 2011 £70,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Kirkbride Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  2. Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

    Foundation school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

12 female, 15 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.3
CA7 5 residents
1,912

Age bands in CA7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

231 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

161 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.3%

285 residents

Age 45 to 64
34%

633 residents

Age 65 and over
29.7%

553 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA7 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
58.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
58.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
58.3%
Gigabit-capable
58.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
58.3%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
33.3%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE CROFT SURGERY

    THE CROFT, KIRKBRIDE, PORT CARLISLE, WIGTON, CA7 5JH

    ODS code A82029

    1.4 km

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

  • House

    BCT · Dornock

    5.2 miles
  • House

    BCT · Dornock

    5.2 miles
  • Hall

    BCT · Dornock

    5.2 miles
  • Junction

    BCT · Annan

    5.2 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Dornock

    5.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Allerdale 002B, 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

14,188 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 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
2
Low risk addresses
3
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £420,000 from 1 recorded sale in CA7 5AA. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Kirkbride Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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