CA2 5RZ Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (55% of about 710 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 1.0 km
- Dalston Road Carlisle, not permissioned (930 m)
- Laings Site Dalston Rd, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 13 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 | 1.5 km |
| Dalston (Cumbria) 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Wetheral 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Cumberland Infirmary Main Entrance Engine Lonning | 540 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stagecoach depot Willow Holme | 160 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Castle Car Park | 550 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Lowther Street, Carlisle GeniePoint | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 82.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Eden Medical Group | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carlisle Dental Centre | 520 m |
| Hospital | Cumberland Infirmary | 520 m |
| Police station | Carlisle Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 910 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bitts Park 21 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,780 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 66, Stanwix Bank to Stainton, a scheduled monument, 250 m north-east. 94 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 15 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 66, Stanwix Bank to Stainton | Scheduled monument | 250 m north-east |
| Cumberland Infirmary | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m south-west |
| West City Walls and Tile Tower Adjoining at South West | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m south-east |
| Carlisle Castle; medieval tower keep castle, two lengths of city wall, a 16th century battery, and part of an earlier Roman fort known as Luguvalium | Scheduled monument | 630 m east |
| Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall and Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m east |
| De Irebys Tower and Outer Bailey Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m south-east |
| Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row | Scheduled monument | 790 m south-east |
| Rickerby Park, Carlisle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km east |
| Dalston Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Caldew | Lake or reservoir | 660 m south-east |
| St Ann's Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north |
| Kingmoor Sidings | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Knowefield Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Wall Knowe | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Holme Head Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the postcode's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.