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CA11

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Penrith, in Westmorland and Furness.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CA11 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 42% of people in CA11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£233,375
633rd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
23,509
1,253rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
42%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How CA11 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CA11Middle
Median sale price27 postcode districts, CA · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in CA27 areas from £99,950 to £353,750. The middle area is £212,500. CA11 is £233,375.
£233,37512th most expensive
Population28 postcode districts, CA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CA28 areas from 275 to 39,888. The middle area is 8,439. CA11 is 23,509.
23,5095th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares28 postcode districts, CA · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in CA28 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 60.5%. CA11 is 42.0%.
42%12th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage28 postcode districts, CA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CA28 areas from 7.3% to 97.3%. The middle area is 77.8%. CA11 is 90.9%.
90.9%5th highest

Is CA11 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CA11 at a rate of 73.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.3 per 1,000 people across the CA postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 142 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CA11.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (863), other crime (376) and shoplifting (184).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CA11 was 81.2 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.

Deprivation in CA11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CA11 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in CA11

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Eden 002B1,34436.1 per 1,000680.0%
Eden 002D1,41427.8 per 1,000564.8%
Eden 003A1,81085.4 per 1,000697.6%
Eden 003B1,325120.4 per 1,000497.4%
Eden 003C1,381274.9 per 1,000390.8%
Eden 003D1,483149.3 per 1,000690.2%
Eden 003E1,734165.5 per 1,000493.1%
Eden 004B2,15927.7 per 1,000997.6%
Eden 004C1,42727.9 per 1,0009100.0%
Eden 004D1,10320.6 per 1,000883.6%
Eden 004E1,49135.1 per 1,000898.1%
Eden 004F1,73955.9 per 1,000798.6%
Eden 004G1,33560.6 per 1,000886.6%
Eden 005B1,48042.8 per 1,000787.7%
Eden 005C1,39426.9 per 1,000687.2%
Eden 005D1,36359.7 per 1,000676.9%

MPs for CA11

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in CA114

Postcode sectors in CA115

Council1

Towns in CA111

Postcode districts next to CA118

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CA11 in brief

CA11 is a postcode district covering Penrith, in Westmorland and Furness.

About 24,757 people lived in CA11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £233,375 in 2025 across 444 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 73.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in CA11 was £233,375 in 2025.

CA11 had 23,509 usual residents at the census.

About 42% of people in CA11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In CA11, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.