CA
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Carlisle, with 29 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 51% of people in CA live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CA compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is CA safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CA at a rate of 79.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 2,387 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CA.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (12,296), other crime (5,618) and criminal damage and arson (2,491).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CA was 79.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in CA
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA1Carlisle, Harraby | 25,155 | £139,975 | 132.2 per 1,000 |
| CA2Carlisle, Currock | 39,888 | £140,000 | 90.6 per 1,000 |
| CA3Carlisle, Belah | 14,415 | £220,000 | 165.7 per 1,000 |
| CA4Scotby, Wetheral | 9,972 | £277,000 | 36.6 per 1,000 |
| CA5Dalston, Burgh-by-Sands | 7,847 | £275,000 | 33.2 per 1,000 |
| CA6Longtown, Carlisle | 9,423 | £242,500 | 48.0 per 1,000 |
| CA7Wigton, Aspatria | 22,705 | £200,000 | 50.2 per 1,000 |
| CA8Brampton | 10,147 | £252,000 | 58.7 per 1,000 |
| CA9Alston, Nenthead | 2,026 | £190,000 | 71.5 per 1,000 |
| CA10Westmorland and Furness | 14,088 | £285,000 | 43.4 per 1,000 |
| CA11Penrith | 23,509 | £233,375 | 73.7 per 1,000 |
| CA12Keswick, Brigham | 7,438 | £353,750 | 66.9 per 1,000 |
| CA13Cockermouth, Wordsworth Terrace | 15,278 | £255,500 | 39.2 per 1,000 |
| CA14Workington | 35,771 | £160,000 | 98.7 per 1,000 |
| CA15Maryport, Ellenborough | 15,811 | £150,000 | 80.5 per 1,000 |
| CA16Appleby-in-Westmorland | 6,405 | £236,000 | 54.5 per 1,000 |
| CA17Kirkby Stephen, Brough | 4,961 | £285,000 | 49.3 per 1,000 |
| CA18Ravenglass, Waberthwaite | 275 | No figure | 38.5 per 1,000 |
| CA19Drigg, Eskdale Green | 899 | £261,250 | 24.1 per 1,000 |
| CA20Seascale, Gosforth | 3,211 | £212,500 | 53.7 per 1,000 |
| CA21Beckermet, Braystones | 652 | £272,500 | 22.6 per 1,000 |
| CA22Egremont, Thornhill | 9,031 | £137,500 | 66.9 per 1,000 |
| CA23Cleator, Ennerdale Bridge | 1,335 | £132,500 | 65.7 per 1,000 |
| CA24Moor Row, Galemire | 765 | £99,950 | 62.6 per 1,000 |
| CA25Cleator Moor, Keekle | 6,007 | £120,000 | 78.9 per 1,000 |
| CA26Frizington, Arlecdon | 3,721 | £123,650 | 60.0 per 1,000 |
| CA27St Bees | 1,475 | £190,000 | 42.0 per 1,000 |
| CA28Whitehaven, Hensingham | 27,607 | £160,000 | 88.0 per 1,000 |
| CA95Mossbay | No figure | No figure | No figure |
CA in brief
The CA postcode area, named after Carlisle, has 29 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in CA was £190,000 in 2025.
CA had 319,817 usual residents at the census.
About 51% of people in CA live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CA, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.