CA2 5UX Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 2006. Ward: Castle. Region: North West.
Streets
- Potter's Place, Carlisle: 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 (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: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- DIXONS CHIMNEY AT SHADDON MILL, grade II*
- SHADDON MILL, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Dalston Road Carlisle, not permissioned (200 m)
- Laings Site Dalston Rd, not permissioned (200 m)
- Nelson Street Carlisle, permissioned (370 m)
- Former KSS Factory Constable St Carlisle, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
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 | 820 m |
| Dalston (Cumbria) 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Wetheral 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Royal Mail Sorting Office Caldewgate | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stagecoach depot Willow Holme | 720 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Devonshire Walk Parking | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Lowther Street, Carlisle GeniePoint | 930 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 82.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Eden Medical Group | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 26-40 | 640 m |
| Hospital | Cumberland Infirmary | 910 m |
| Police station | Carlisle Police | 900 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 540 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 5% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Potter's Place.