CA7 9JP

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA7 9JJ 199 m
CA7 9JQ 224 m
CA7 9JL 227 m
CA7 9JH 239 m
CA7 9JB 254 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA7 9JP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA7
Postcode sector
CA7 9
Latitude
54.827191
Longitude
-3.147276
British National Grid easting
326,393
British National Grid northing
548,642

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
E00096728
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
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    480 m
  2. The Nelson Thomlinson School

    Voluntary controlled school

    815 m
  3. Thomlinson Junior School

    Community school

    973 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
351
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 201
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Public order 25
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Shoplifting 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA7 9 residents
5,885

Age bands in CA7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

927 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

625 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,260 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,694 residents

Age 65 and over
25%

1,505 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

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Wigton Rail Station

    RLY · Wigton

    0.7 miles
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Dalston

    6.5 miles
  • Auckland Walk

    BCT · Eastriggs

    11.0 miles
  • Auckland Walk

    BCT · Eastriggs

    11.0 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Dornock

    11.0 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 480 m.

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

Recorded crime

351 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 201 events.

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