CA22 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA22 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA22
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
3.4%
Gigabit-capable
3.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the CA22 postcode district (Cumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 269 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 3.4%.
Around 0.7% of premises in CA22 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 CA22
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA22 2AA | 100% | 0% |
| CA22 2AB | 100% | 0% |
| CA22 2AD | 100% | 0% |
| CA22 2AE | 100% | 0% |
| CA22 2AF | 100% | 0% |
| CA22 2AG | 100% | 0% |
| CA22 2AH | 100% | 0% |
| CA22 2AL | 100% | 0% |
| CA22 2AP | 100% | 0% |
| CA22 2AS | 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 CA22
Police recorded 56 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 33 | 58.9% |
| Other crime | 7 | 12.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 10.7% |
| Drugs | 2 | 3.6% |
| Public order | 2 | 3.6% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 3.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 3.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 1.8% |
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 CA22
Based on 100 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA22 is £125,000, up 2.5% on the previous year (£122,000).
Detached
£260,000
16 sales
Semi-detached
£137,000
27 sales
Terraced
£102,500
53 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA22
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Daleview Close | CA22 2LW |
| 15 May 2026 | £125,000 | Semi-detached | CA22 2TX | |
| 5 May 2026 | £117,500 | Terraced | Keats Drive | CA22 2EY |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Thorny Road | CA22 2RX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Coleridge Drive | CA22 2EU |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £106,000 | Semi-detached | Goldsmith Road | CA22 2HL |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £71,500 | Terraced | North Road | CA22 2PR |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £177,500 | Semi-detached | Florence Drive | CA22 2FJ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached | Christy Place | CA22 2EW |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £102,000 | Terraced | Royal Drive | CA22 2LG |
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 CA22
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lakes Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,017 | CA22 2DQ |
| Orgill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 228 | CA22 2HH |
| St Bridget's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 198 | CA22 2BD |
| Bookwell Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 194 | CA22 2LT |
| Thornhill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 85 | CA22 2SJ |
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 CA22
59 rated food businesses operate in CA22. 44 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bookwell School, BP Garage/Spar, Calderwood House, Cater Link, Co-op.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA22
From a sample of 139 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CA22 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
35%
Band D
37%
Band E
19%
Band F
3%
Band G
2%
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 CA22 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.