CA2 5HQ Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Denton Holme. Region: North West.
Streets
- Morley Street, Carlisle: 24 addresses
- Cumberland Court, Denton Holme: 1 address
- Westmorland Court, Denton Holme: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cumberland in 2026-27: Band D £2,511 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,674 | £1,953 | £2,232 | £2,511 | £3,069 | £3,627 | £4,186 | £5,023 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (93% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Nelson Street Carlisle, permissioned (300 m)
- Former KSS Factory Constable St Carlisle, permissioned (370 m)
- Dalston Road Carlisle, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Laings Site Dalston Rd, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- South Western Terrace, Carlisle, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 11 medium, 6 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 16 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Carlisle 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Dalston (Cumbria) 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Wetheral 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Graham Street Denton Holme | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station (Ca) Carlisle | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Viaduct Car Park | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 81.9 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eden Medical Group | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Firtree Dental Practice | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Cumberland Infirmary | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Carlisle Police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,550 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 17 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St James' Park 2.0 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,280 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shaddon Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m (0.4 miles) north. 144 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 14 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shaddon Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Dixons Chimney at Shaddon Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Citadel Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Numbers 10-22 Incorporating City Walls | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Roman and medieval town area bounded by Heads Lane West Wall and Blackfriars Street | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Town wall, section on West Walls | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Carlisle Cathedral precinct | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Dalston Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Rickerby Park, Carlisle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holme Head Bay | Lake or reservoir | 670 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Little Caldew | Lake or reservoir | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Harraby Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Knowefield Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 26 |
11 of the postcode's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cumberland: see them on the Cumberland page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Morley Street.