CA8 2AS

Brampton · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Postcode district
CA8
Postcode sector
CA8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA8 1AP 32 m
CA8 1AS 47 m
CA8 1AW 47 m
CA8 1AR 69 m
CA8 1AT 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA8 2AS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA8
Postcode sector
CA8 2
Latitude
54.944100
Longitude
-2.741481
British National Grid easting
352,600
British National Grid northing
561,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Brampton · E05014176
Parish or community
E04002449
Westminster constituency
Carlisle · E14001152
Output area
E00097035
Lower layer super output area
Carlisle 002B · E01019201
Middle layer super output area
Carlisle 002 · E02003988

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. William Howard School

    Academy converter

    68 m
  2. Kirby Moor School

    Other independent special school

    293 m
  3. Brampton Primary School

    Foundation school

    430 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
392
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 226
  • Public order 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Drugs 14
  • Other theft 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA8 2 residents
1,635

Age bands in CA8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

172 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

137 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.9%

223 residents

Age 45 to 64
34%

448 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

336 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

  • BRAMPTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 MARKET PLACE, CARLISLE, BRAMPTON, CA8 1NL

    ODS code A82012

    467 m

Nearby transport

  • Brampton (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Brampton

    1.7 miles
  • Wetheral Rail Station

    RLY · Wetheral

    5.5 miles
  • Reaygarth

    BCT · Upper Denton

    6.6 miles
  • Reaygarth

    BCT · Upper Denton

    6.7 miles
  • Gap Shield

    BCT · Gilsland

    7.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Carlisle 002B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,019 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. William Howard School is the nearest published school at 68 m.

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

Recorded crime

392 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 226 events.

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