CA7 8AZ

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 8BA 74 m
CA7 8BB 170 m
CA7 0LT 408 m
CA5 6PZ 438 m
CA7 0LP 505 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA7 8AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2001
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 8
Latitude
54.832529
Longitude
-3.077650
British National Grid easting
330,875
British National Grid northing
549,165

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
E00096699
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

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Rosley CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km
  2. Thursby Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  3. Wiggonby CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Wigton Rail Station

    RLY · Wigton

    3.5 miles
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    3.7 miles
  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    7.0 miles
  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Rigg

    10.9 miles
  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Rigg

    10.9 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Rosley CofE 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

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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