Area guide

Living in CA24, Cumberland

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around CA24 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 CA24 →
See where CA24 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 CA24 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for CA24 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around CA24

33 recorded home sales on the streets around central CA24 in the last 2 years, with a median of £92,000 and a range from £39,999 to £332,500. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
3 Dalzell Street, CA24 3JP Terraced £99,000 18 Aug 2026
33 Church Street, CA24 3JJ Terraced £89,700 24 Jul 2026
19 Rusper Drive, CA24 3LT Detached £105,000 8 May 2026
63 Dalzell Street, CA24 3JP Terraced £120,000 29 Apr 2026
58 Penzance Street, CA24 3JH Terraced £90,000 24 Apr 2026
66 Penzance Street, CA24 3JH Terraced £87,000 17 Apr 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

18 schools within 3 miles , of which 80% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Bookwell Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.5 mi away no figure
Moor Row Community Primary School Primary Good 0.1 mi away no figure
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primary Good 1.3 mi away no figure
Valley Primary School and Nursery Primary Good 1.4 mi away no figure
Hensingham Primary School Primary Good 1.7 mi away no figure
The Whitehaven Academy Secondary Good 1.7 mi away no figure

13 state primary and 3 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for CA24 →

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 occupations17.7%
Skilled trades14.0%
Associate professional and technical13.3%
Elementary occupations11.4%
Administrative and secretarial10.6%

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

How CA24 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 6.2 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of CA24 (E01019273, 1,506 residents in 2021, down 6.3% 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: over-65s, up 6.2 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 81.5% 82.6% +1.1 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 9.8% 11.7% +1.9 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 7.9% 5.4% -2.5 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 15.2% 14.3% -0.9 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 16.5% 22.7% +6.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 22.0% 25.5% +3.5 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 1.9% 2.0% +0.1 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 81.5% 80.1% -1.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.9% 98.8% -0.1 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

14 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central CA24 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 CA24

Best-served stop: road end, with 2.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of CA24 is road end: 2.7 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.8 in the evening and 1.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:49, last 23:38. Routes there: 30, 22, X7. 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)

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 CA24

What is the average house price in CA24?

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 CA24?

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

What do houses actually sell for in CA24?

The median of 33 recorded sales around central CA24 in the last 2 years is £92,000, ranging from £39,999 to £332,500 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in CA24?

18 schools sit within 3 miles of central CA24, and 80% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in CA24?

14 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CA24 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is CA24 at risk of flooding?

Central CA24 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 CA24 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 80% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £92,000; the area sits in decile 6 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 14 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is CA24 safe?

14 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CA24 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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