Area guide

Living in CA1, Cumberland

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around CA1 in Cumberland. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 13 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Cumberland: £170,966, up 3.3% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North West average is £221,445.

Check sold prices for a specific address in CA1 →
See where CA1 ranks across North West →

Council tax at Band D in Cumberland: £2,511 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare CA1 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for CA1 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around CA1

116 recorded home sales on the streets around central CA1 in the last 2 years, with a median of £115,000 and a range from £45,500 to £300,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
10 Sybil Street, CA1 2DS Terraced £75,000 7 Aug 2026
61 Thomson Street, CA1 2LP Terraced £93,000 27 Jul 2026
7 Hillcrest Avenue, CA1 2QJ Semi-detached £195,000 17 Jul 2026
35 Richard James Avenue, CA1 2FD Flat or maisonette £105,000 10 Jul 2026
71 Lindisfarne Street, CA1 2NB Terraced £95,000 9 Jul 2026
13 Dalegarth Avenue, CA1 3LT Semi-detached £165,000 29 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

23 schools within 3 miles , of which 67% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Inglewood Infant School Primary Good 0.4 mi away no figure
Norman Street Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
St John Henry Newman Catholic School Secondary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Upperby Primary School Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure

18 state primary and 3 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for CA1 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Austin Friars.

All 1 fee-paying schools near CA1, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

1 higher education institution within 3 miles: University of Cumbria.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations15.2%
Skilled trades12.7%
Caring, leisure and other service12.7%
Process, plant and machine operatives12.7%
Elementary occupations11.6%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How CA1 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 8.0 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of CA1 (E01019220, 1,519 residents in 2021, down 2.5% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 8.0 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 66.7% 67.5% +0.8 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 25.4% 25.9% +0.5 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 6.9% 6.5% -0.4 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 14.6% 13.9% -0.7 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 15.9% 18.1% +2.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 18.0% 26.0% +8.0 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 7.4% 8.6% +1.2 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 79.8% 80.1% +0.3 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.2% 96.1% -2.1 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

368 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central CA1 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 6 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Cumberland's figures.

Buses from the centre of CA1

Best-served stop: Peterill Terrace, with 8.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of CA1 is Peterill Terrace: 8.0 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 3.0 in the evening and 3.2 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:36, last 00:30 after midnight. Routes there: 61, 104, S91. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of CA1. The nearest, Carlisle Healthcare, has 41,007 registered patients and 2,192 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Carlisle Healthcare0.4 mi41,0072,192
Warwick Square Group Practice0.9 mi7,9224,467
Carlisle Central Practice0.9 mi13,09012,918

Nearest A&E: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, where 59.0% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 57.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Cumberland pays £2,511 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.9% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Cumberland, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Cumberland, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2023-24£2,175Not given
2024-25£2,284+5.0%
2025-26£2,394+4.8%
2026-27£2,511+4.9%

Exceptional Financial Support. Cumberland was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£11.834m), 2025-26 (£23.439m), 2024-25 (£22.582m), 2023-24 (£10.636m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about CA1

What is the average house price in CA1?

The average sold price in Cumberland is £170,966 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in CA1?

Prices in Cumberland are up 3.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in CA1?

The median of 116 recorded sales around central CA1 in the last 2 years is £115,000, ranging from £45,500 to £300,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in CA1?

23 schools sit within 3 miles of central CA1, and 67% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in CA1?

368 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CA1 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is CA1 at risk of flooding?

Central CA1 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is CA1 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 67% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £115,000; the area sits in decile 6 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 368 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is CA1 safe?

368 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CA1 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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