CA23 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA23 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA23
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
84.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
1.4%
Gigabit-capable
1.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
7.5%
Broadband availability in the CA23 postcode district (Cumberland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 74 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 84.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 1.4%.
Around 7.5% of premises in CA23 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 CA23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA23 3AA | 100% | 0% |
| CA23 3AB | 100% | 0% |
| CA23 3AD | 100% | 0% |
| CA23 3AE | 100% | 0% |
| CA23 3AF | 40% | 0% |
| CA23 3AG | 16.7% | 0% |
| CA23 3AH | 100% | 0% |
| CA23 3AJ | 100% | 0% |
| CA23 3AL | 0% | 0% |
| CA23 3AN | 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 CA23
Police recorded 33 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 14 | 42.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 18.2% |
| Public order | 5 | 15.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 6.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 6.1% |
| Drugs | 1 | 3.0% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 3.0% |
| Robbery | 1 | 3.0% |
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 CA23
Based on 24 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA23 is £95,000, down 20.8% on the previous year (£120,000).
Detached
£200,000
3 sales
Terraced
£60,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Trumpet Road | CA23 3EF |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Trumpet Terrace | CA23 3DX |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £39,000 | Terraced | Kiln Brow | CA23 3DF |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £53,000 | Terraced | Main Street | CA23 3BT |
| 4 Feb 2026 | £127,000 | Terraced | Millers Walk | CA23 3BP |
| 26 Jan 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | CA23 3AR | |
| 10 Dec 2025 | £138,000 | Terraced | Trumpet Terrace | CA23 3DY |
| 14 Nov 2025 | £50,000 | Terraced | Trumpet Road | CA23 3EF |
| 12 Nov 2025 | £42,000 | Terraced | Princes Street | CA23 3EN |
| 17 Oct 2025 | £60,000 | Terraced | King Street | CA23 3EJ |
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 CA23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 36 | CA23 3AR |
| Cleator Moor Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 65 | CA25 5LW |
| Montreal CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 107 | CA25 5LW |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 271 | CA25 5DG |
| Moor Row Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 72 | CA24 3JW |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 55 | CA26 3PX |
| Frizington Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 109 | CA26 3PF |
| Frizington Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 95 | CA26 3PF |
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 CA23
16 rated food businesses operate in CA23. 13 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Black Sail Youth Hostel, Bradley's Riding Centre, Cleator Stores, Ennerdale Youth Hostel, Fox & Hounds Inn.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA23
From a sample of 96 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CA23 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 16% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
4%
Band C
9%
Band D
31%
Band E
27%
Band F
17%
Band G
9%
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 CA23 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.