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CA7 5BB

Solway Coast · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Solway Coast
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA7 5BA 1.6 km
CA7 5AJ 1.6 km
CA7 5AP 1.8 km
CA7 5AR 1.9 km
CA7 5AB 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA7 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 5
Latitude
54.926625
Longitude
-3.225226
British National Grid easting
321,579
British National Grid northing
559,791

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Solway Coast · E05014210
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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.9 km

  2. Kirkbride Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • THE CROFT SURGERY

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

    ODS code A82029

    3.6 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

  • Back of the Hill

    BCT · Back of the Hill

    3.7 miles

  • Junction

    BCT · Annan

    3.8 miles

  • Saw Mill

    BCT · Annan

    3.9 miles

  • Lovers Walk

    BCT · Annan

    3.9 miles

  • Greenknowe Avenue

    BCT · Annan

    3.9 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.

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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bowness-on-Solway Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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