CA14 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA14 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA14
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
59.1%
Gigabit-capable
59.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the CA14 postcode district (Cumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,260 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.1%.
Around 0.6% of premises in CA14 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 CA14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA14 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| CA14 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| CA14 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| CA14 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| CA14 1AF | 100% | 96.3% |
| CA14 1AG | 100% | 3% |
| CA14 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| CA14 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CA14 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| CA14 1AP | 100% | 0% |
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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 CA14
Police recorded 175 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 101 | 57.7% |
| Public order | 21 | 12.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 16 | 9.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 | 5.7% |
| Other crime | 6 | 3.4% |
| Drugs | 5 | 2.9% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 2.9% |
| Burglary | 4 | 2.3% |
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 CA14
Based on 458 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA14 is £150,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£149,700).
Detached
£270,000
100 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
135 sales
Terraced
£100,000
188 sales
Flat / maisonette
£75,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | Seaton Park | CA14 1EU |
| 22 May 2026 | £325,000 | Detached | Little Croft | CA14 4PF |
| 22 May 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached | Moore Drive | CA14 4FF |
| 15 May 2026 | £55,000 | Terraced | Devonshire Street | CA14 3DE |
| 15 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Ellerbeck Lane | CA14 4HE |
| 12 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Hill Crest | CA14 5XZ |
| 12 May 2026 | £590,000 | Detached | The Mill Fields | CA14 4SW |
| 8 May 2026 | £224,000 | Semi-detached | Fernleigh Drive | CA14 1NY |
| 8 May 2026 | £42,500 | Terraced | Milburn Street | CA14 2XT |
| 5 May 2026 | £188,000 | Terraced | Frostoms Road | CA14 3UR |
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 CA14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workington Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,234 | CA14 4EB |
| St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington | Secondary | 11–16 | 539 | CA14 3EE |
| Energy Coast UTC | Secondary | 14–19 | 383 | CA14 4JW |
| Beckstone Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 375 | CA14 5PX |
| Victoria Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 311 | CA14 2RE |
| Ashfield Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 254 | CA14 4ES |
| Victoria Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 251 | CA14 3XB |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 209 | CA14 5LN |
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 CA14
245 rated food businesses operate in CA14. 151 hold the top rating of 5, 41 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Al's Kitchen, Aldi (Workington), Amathea Care Centre, Armidale Cottages, Asda.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA14
From a sample of 211 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CA14 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
30%
Band D
47%
Band E
12%
Band F
4%
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 CA14 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.