CA3 8RF Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: North West.
Streets
- Fisher Street, Carlisle: 57 addresses
- St Mary's Gate, Carlisle: 1 address
- Stanwix Bank, Carlisle: 1 address
- Castle Street, Carlisle: 1 address
- West Tower Street, Carlisle: 1 address
- Rosemary Lane, Carlisle: 1 address
- Green Market, 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: yes, Carlisle City Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 25.
- 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
- 5 AND 6, GREENMARKET, grade I
- MARKET CROSS, grade I
- OLD TOWN HALL, grade I
- NOS 3 AND 6 THE ABBEY, grade II*
- 1, GREENMARKET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 11, ENGLISH STREET, grade II
- 17, FISHER STREET, grade II
- 19 AND 21, FISHER STREET, grade II
- 2, GREENMARKET, grade II
- 20, FISHER STREET, grade II
- 22, FISHER STREET, grade II
- 23, FISHER STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 4, GREENMARKET, grade II
- 31-37, FISHER STREET, grade II
- 34, FISHER STREET, grade II
- 34, SCOTCH STREET, grade II
- 36, 38 AND 40, SCOTCH STREET, grade II
- 4-16, ST ALBANS ROW, grade II
- 42 AND 44, SCOTCH STREET, grade II
- 46 AND 48, SCOTCH STREET, grade II
- 60, SCOTCH STREET, grade II
- 70, SCOTCH STREET, grade II
- CARLISLE PUBLIC MARKETS, grade II
- CROWN AND MITRE HOTEL, grade II
- RAILINGS AND GATES AT EAST END OF CATHEDRAL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Nelson Street Carlisle, permissioned (870 m)
- Dalston Road Carlisle, not permissioned (880 m)
- Laings Site Dalston Rd, not permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 46%, gigabit 46% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Fisher Street.