CA7 7AQ

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA7 5WB 14 m
CA7 5YA 14 m
CA7 7AJ 14 m
CA7 7AS 14 m
CA7 7AW 14 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA7 7AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2012
Terminated
1 October 2014
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 7
Latitude
54.827983
Longitude
-3.161277
British National Grid easting
325,495
British National Grid northing
548,745

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 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    431 m
  2. Thomlinson Junior School

    Community school

    570 m
  3. The Nelson Thomlinson School

    Voluntary controlled school

    779 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
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WIGTON GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTH END, WIGTON, CA7 9QD

    ODS code A82045

    867 m

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wigton Rail Station

    RLY · Wigton

    0.1 miles
  • Hall

    BCT · Dornock

    10.9 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Dornock

    10.9 miles
  • House

    BCT · Dornock

    10.9 miles
  • House

    BCT · Dornock

    10.9 miles

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.

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 431 m.

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

Recorded crime

413 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.417 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.