CA3 9NH Cumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stanwix Urban. Region: North West.
Streets
- Marlborough Gardens, Carlisle: 19 addresses
- Cromwell Crescent, 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 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: 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
- 1-8, EDEN MOUNT, grade II
- 9, EDEN MOUNT, grade II
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 28 m and 30 m above sea level (30 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 | 1.5 km |
| Dalston (Cumbria) 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Wetheral 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest car park Stanwix | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stagecoach depot Willow Holme | 870 m |
| Car parks | Castle Car Park | 860 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Lowther Street, Carlisle GeniePoint | 840 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 81.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Spencer St Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 750 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Cumberland Infirmary | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Carlisle Police | 730 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,020 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 44 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,670 m² | 390 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*), 340 m east. 117 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mulcaster House | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m east |
| Eden Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 430 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 | 440 m north-east |
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 66, Stanwix Bank to Stainton | Scheduled monument | 690 m south-west |
| Inner Bailey Palace Range Including Part of Queen Mary's Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m south |
| Captains Tower and Inner Bailey Walls | Listed building, Grade I | 750 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 | 770 m south |
| Rickerby Park, Carlisle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m east |
| Dalston Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knowefield Wood | Wood | 790 m north-east |
| Wall Knowe | Hill | 800 m north-east |
| St Ann's Hill | Hill | 880 m north-west |
| Little Caldew | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Kingmoor Sidings | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Moorhouse Wood | Wood | 1.7 km east |
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 | 19 | 20 |
1 of the postcode's 20 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 Marlborough Gardens.