CA16 postcode area guide — Westmorland and Furness
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA16 postcode district in Westmorland and Furness — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA16
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
85.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
24%
Gigabit-capable
24%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.9%
Broadband availability in the CA16 postcode district (Westmorland and Furness) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 264 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 24%.
Around 1.9% of premises in CA16 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 CA16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA16 6AA | 100% | 0% |
| CA16 6AB | 100% | 0% |
| CA16 6AD | 66.7% | 0% |
| CA16 6AE | 80% | 0% |
| CA16 6AF | 96% | 0% |
| CA16 6AG | 0% | 0% |
| CA16 6AH | 80% | 60% |
| CA16 6AL | 94.4% | 0% |
| CA16 6AN | 100% | 0% |
| CA16 6AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Westmorland and Furness
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Westmorland And Furness district (129,574 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
95.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
48.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CA16
Police recorded 22 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 15 | 68.2% |
| Public order | 2 | 9.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 4.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 4.5% |
| Drugs | 1 | 4.5% |
| Other theft | 1 | 4.5% |
| Other crime | 1 | 4.5% |
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 CA16
Based on 84 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA16 is £265,000, up 28.3% on the previous year (£206,575).
Detached
£360,000
31 sales
Semi-detached
£242,375
24 sales
Terraced
£220,000
19 sales
Flat / maisonette
£62,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £510,000 | Detached | Valley View Drive | CA16 6FD |
| 19 May 2026 | £156,000 | Terraced | Colby Lane | CA16 6RH |
| 7 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Sandford Fold | CA16 6NR |
| 7 May 2026 | £293,000 | Semi-detached | Back Lane | CA16 6UQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £177,500 | Terraced | Fell View | CA16 6DB |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Rivington Park | CA16 6HU |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £242,375 | Semi-detached | Rivington Park | CA16 6HU |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Glebe Crescent | CA16 6RX |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | North End | CA16 6AX |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £430,000 | Other | CA16 6AL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Westmorland and Furness demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Westmorland and Furness district (226,591 residents, 103,529 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 19.2% |
| 30–44 | 16.6% |
| 45–64 | 23.3% |
| 65+ | 25.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.6% |
| Private rented | 17.1% |
| Social rented | 5.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CA16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleby Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 357 | CA16 6XU |
| Appleby Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 163 | CA16 6TX |
| Warcop CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 85 | CA16 6NX |
| Long Marton School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | CA16 6BT |
| Bolton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 56 | CA16 6AW |
| Asby Endowed School | Primary | 4–11 | 20 | CA16 6EX |
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 CA16
80 rated food businesses operate in CA16. 59 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Stephenson Limited, Allsorts, Appleby Bowling Club, Appleby Eden Cricket Club, Appleby Football & Squash Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA16
From a sample of 128 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CA16 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 20% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
5%
Band C
14%
Band D
23%
Band E
36%
Band F
18%
Band G
3%
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 Westmorland and Furness
Landlines around CA16 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.