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CA7 8AW

Thursby · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Thursby
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA7 8AN 497 m
CA7 8AL 898 m
CA7 8AG 916 m
CA7 8NA 979 m
CA7 8LZ 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA7 8AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 8
Latitude
54.795630
Longitude
-3.118276
British National Grid easting
328,200
British National Grid northing
545,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Thursby · E05014212
Parish or community
E04002435
Westminster constituency
Penrith and Solway · E14001424
Output area
E00096700
Lower layer super output area
Allerdale 002D · E01019131
Middle layer super output area
Allerdale 002 · E02003966

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. The Nelson Thomlinson School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.8 km

  2. Wigton Nursery and Infant School

    Community school

    3.9 km

  3. Thomlinson Junior School

    Community school

    4.1 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA7 8 residents
2,086

Age bands in CA7 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

266 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

194 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.3%

328 residents

Age 45 to 64
34.5%

742 residents

Age 65 and over
28.8%

620 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

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Wigton Rail Station

    RLY · Wigton

    3.0 miles

  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    6.2 miles

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Rigg

    13.2 miles

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Rigg

    13.2 miles

  • Auckland Walk

    BCT · Eastriggs

    13.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Allerdale 002D, 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

15,427 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Nelson Thomlinson School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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