CA21 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA21 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA21
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the CA21 postcode district (Cumberland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 37 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 0%.
Around 0.3% of premises in CA21 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 CA21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA21 2XA | 100% | 0% |
| CA21 2XB | 100% | 0% |
| CA21 2XD | 100% | 0% |
| CA21 2XE | 100% | 0% |
| CA21 2XF | 100% | 0% |
| CA21 2XG | 100% | 0% |
| CA21 2XH | 100% | 0% |
| CA21 2XJ | 100% | 0% |
| CA21 2XL | 100% | 0% |
| CA21 2XN | 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 CA21
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal damage & arson | 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 CA21
Based on 9 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA21 is £255,000, down 10.5% on the previous year (£285,000).
Detached
£260,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | £255,000 | Detached | Lowrey Close | CA21 2YX |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Brookside | CA21 2XE |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £402,100 | Detached | Lowrey Close | CA21 2YX |
| 15 Dec 2025 | £220,000 | Detached | CA21 2YL | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced | Holyoake Terrace | CA21 2XQ |
| 20 Nov 2025 | £260,000 | Detached | Station Crescent | CA21 2YU |
| 24 Oct 2025 | £345,000 | Detached | Hunter Rise | CA21 2YP |
| 17 Oct 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Bankfield | CA21 2YG |
| 15 Oct 2025 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Sellafield Road | CA21 2XN |
| 9 May 2025 | £305,000 | Detached | Kirkbeck Drive | CA21 2YT |
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 CA21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckermet CofE School | Primary | 4–11 | 73 | CA21 2YD |
| Thornhill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 85 | CA22 2SJ |
| Bookwell Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 194 | CA22 2LT |
| St Bridget's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 198 | CA22 2BD |
| West Lakes Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,017 | CA22 2DQ |
| Orgill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 228 | CA22 2HH |
| 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 CA21
5 rated food businesses operate in CA21. 5 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Beckermet C Of E School, Beckermet Nursery, Claire's Bakes, Tarnside Caravan Park, The White Mare.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA21
From a sample of 78 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CA21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 15% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
13%
Band D
46%
Band E
28%
Band F
8%
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 Cumberland
Landlines around CA21 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.