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CA18

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Ravenglass and Waberthwaite, in Cumberland.

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 CA18 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 100% of people in CA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
275
51st least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
7.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
54.6%
Joint 158th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How CA18 compares

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

CA18Middle
Population28 postcode districts, CA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CA28 areas from 275 to 39,888. The middle area is 8,439. CA18 is 275.
275least 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%. CA18 is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. CA18 is 7.3%.
7.3%lowest
Aged 15 to 6428 postcode districts, CA · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in CA28 areas from 54.6% to 66.4%. The middle area is 59.8%. CA18 is 54.6%.
54.6%lowest

Is CA18 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CA18 at a rate of 38.5 per 1,000 people.

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

In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CA18.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (5), other crime (3) and criminal damage and arson (2).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CA18 was 73.1 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.

Your MP

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

Postcode sectors in CA181

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Postcode districts next to CA183

Nearest rail stations1

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CA18 in brief

CA18 is a postcode district covering Ravenglass and Waberthwaite, in Cumberland.

About 260 people lived in CA18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 38.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

CA18 had 275 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in CA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In CA18, 7.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

54.6% of residents in CA18 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.