CA7 8DW

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 8DH 632 m
CA7 8DJ 868 m
CA7 8DL 1.0 km
CA7 8BF 1.3 km
CA7 8DN 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA7 8DW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2015
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 8
Latitude
54.773336
Longitude
-3.090254
British National Grid easting
329,963
British National Grid northing
542,591

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

Explore CA7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Fellview Primary School

    Community school

    3.7 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • CALDBECK SURGERY

    FRIAR ROW, CALDBECK, WIGTON, CA7 8DS

    ODS code A82014

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Wigton Rail Station

    RLY · Wigton

    4.9 miles
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    6.5 miles
  • Carlisle Rail Station

    RLY · Carlisle

    10.3 miles
  • Keswick Ferry Landing

    FBT · Keswick

    12.5 miles
  • Keswick Ferry Landing

    FER · Keswick

    12.5 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Fellview Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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