CA3 9NF Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stanwix Urban. Region: North West.
Streets
- Cavendish Terrace, Carlisle: 9 addresses
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 C (35% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stanwix (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between 16 m and 25 m above sea level (21 m on average).
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 | 1.6 km |
| Dalston (Cumbria) 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Wetheral 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Etterby Lea Road | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stagecoach depot Willow Holme | 810 m |
| Car parks | Castle Car Park | 880 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 81.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Spencer St Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Cumberland Infirmary | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Carlisle Police | 850 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,020 m² | 450 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 44 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,670 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 67 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mulcaster House, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m east. 88 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mulcaster House | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m east |
| Eden Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m south-east |
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Wall Knowe and Scotland Road including the Roman fort at Stanwix in wall mile 65 | Scheduled monument | 580 m east |
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 66, Stanwix Bank to Stainton | Scheduled monument | 590 m south-west |
| Captains Tower and Inner Bailey Walls | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m south |
| Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall and Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m south |
| 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 | 800 m south |
| Rickerby Park, Carlisle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km east |
| Dalston Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Ann's Hill | Hill | 700 m north-west |
| Knowefield Wood | Wood | 860 m north-east |
| Wall Knowe | Hill | 900 m north-east |
| Little Caldew | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Kingmoor Sidings | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Moorhouse Wood | Wood | 1.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 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 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the postcode's 9 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Cavendish Terrace.