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CA7 5YA

Wigton · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA7 5WB 0 m
CA7 7AJ 0 m
CA7 7AS 0 m
CA7 7AW 0 m
CA7 7AX 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA7 5YA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 5
Latitude
54.827886
Longitude
-3.161150
British National Grid easting
325,503
British National Grid northing
548,734

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Wigton · E05014215
Parish or community
E04002436
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00096725
Lower layer super output area
Allerdale 001F · E01019136
Middle layer super output area
Allerdale 001 · E02003965

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    424 m

  2. Thomlinson Junior School

    Community school

    558 m

  3. The Nelson Thomlinson School

    Voluntary controlled school

    765 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
413
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 237
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Public order 33
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Shoplifting 16

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

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

  • WIGTON GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTH END, WIGTON, CA7 9QD

    ODS code A82045

    855 m

Nearby transport

  • Wigton Rail Station

    RLY · Wigton

    247 m

  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    11.3 km

  • Aspatria Rail Station

    RLY · Aspatria

    13.4 km

  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    16.2 km

  • Hall

    BCT · Dornock

    17.5 km

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Allerdale 001F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,307 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 424 m.

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

Recorded crime

413 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 237 events.

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