CA18 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA18 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA18
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
69.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
15.6%
Gigabit-capable
15.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
8.4%
Broadband availability in the CA18 postcode district (Cumberland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 25 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 69.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 15.6%.
Around 8.4% of premises in CA18 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 CA18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA18 1RD | 66.7% | 0% |
| CA18 1RF | 100% | 0% |
| CA18 1RG | 0% | 0% |
| CA18 1RJ | 0% | 0% |
| CA18 1RL | 0% | 0% |
| CA18 1RN | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| CA18 1RQ | 0% | 0% |
| CA18 1RR | 100% | 100% |
| CA18 1RS | 100% | 100% |
| CA18 1RT | 0% | 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 CA18
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Public order | 1 | 100.0% |
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 CA18
Based on 2 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA18 is £215,000, down 10.4% on the previous year (£239,950).
Latest recorded sales in CA18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Townfield Close | CA18 1SL |
| 8 Oct 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced | Bridge End | CA18 1RR |
| 11 Jun 2025 | £239,950 | Terraced | Main Street | CA18 1SQ |
| 7 Feb 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced | Main Street | CA18 1SG |
| 17 Dec 2024 | £291,000 | Terraced | Main Street | CA18 1SG |
| 25 Oct 2024 | £315,000 | Detached | CA18 1RW | |
| 15 Mar 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Townfield Close | CA18 1SL |
| 29 Jan 2024 | £178,125 | Terraced | Clifton Terrace | CA18 1SE |
| 18 Aug 2023 | £299,950 | Terraced | Wells Cottages | CA18 1SP |
| 28 Jul 2023 | £223,000 | Detached | Croftlands Drive | CA18 1SJ |
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 CA18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waberthwaite CofE School | Primary | 3–11 | 56 | LA19 5YJ |
| St Bega's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 16 | CA19 1TW |
| Seascale Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 97 | CA20 1LZ |
| Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 96 | CA20 1AZ |
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 CA18
9 rated food businesses operate in CA18. 7 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Eskdale Golf Club & Cafe, Fodder, Muncaster Castle, Pennington Hotel, Ratty Arms.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA18
From a sample of 58 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CA18 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 10% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
9%
Band D
24%
Band E
31%
Band F
19%
Band G
16%
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 CA18 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.