CA12 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA12 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
53.1%
Gigabit-capable
53.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.5%
Broadband availability in the CA12 postcode district (Cumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 464 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 53.1%.
Around 1.5% of premises in CA12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CA12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA12 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| CA12 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| CA12 4AE | 100% | 0% |
| CA12 4AF | 100% | 40% |
| CA12 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| CA12 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| CA12 4AJ | 0% | 0% |
| CA12 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| CA12 4AN | 100% | 84.6% |
| CA12 4AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Cumberland
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cumberland district (149,442 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
82.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
41.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
86.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CA12
Police recorded 31 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 11 | 35.5% |
| Public order | 4 | 12.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 12.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 9.7% |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 9.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 9.7% |
| Other theft | 1 | 3.2% |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 3.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CA12
Based on 93 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA12 is £330,000, down 14.3% on the previous year (£385,000).
Detached
£530,000
28 sales
Semi-detached
£330,000
10 sales
Terraced
£285,000
26 sales
Flat / maisonette
£230,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Millfield Gardens | CA12 4PB |
| 5 May 2026 | £375,000 | Flat | Heads Road Court | CA12 5DN |
| 1 May 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | The Headlands | CA12 5EQ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Flat | CA12 5UQ | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £242,000 | Terraced | Bridge Terrace | CA12 5NU |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Other | CA12 5RY | |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £875,000 | Detached | CA12 4RX | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Town Cross | CA12 4SR |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Millfield Gardens | CA12 4PB |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Brackenrigg Drive | CA12 4JJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cumberland demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cumberland district (273,254 residents, 125,424 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.6% |
| 15–29 | 20.4% |
| 30–44 | 17.2% |
| 45–64 | 22.6% |
| 65+ | 23.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.5% |
| Private rented | 14.1% |
| Social rented | 13.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CA12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keswick School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,208 | CA12 5QB |
| St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 266 | CA12 4HZ |
| Threlkeld CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 41 | CA12 4RX |
| Braithwaite CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 40 | CA12 5TD |
| Borrowdale CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 31 | CA12 5XG |
| Bassenthwaite Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 24 | CA12 4QH |
| Old Windebrowe | Not applicable | 5–18 | — | CA12 4NT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CA12
285 rated food businesses operate in CA12. 215 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abacourt House, Acorn House, Allerdale house, Annie's Pantry, AppleJacks (Seatoller Farm cafe and pizza).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA12
From a sample of 164 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CA12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
43%
Band D
31%
Band E
15%
Band F
5%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cumberland
Landlines around CA12 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.