CA24 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA24 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA24
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
22.6%
Gigabit-capable
22.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CA24 postcode district (Cumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 38 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA24, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 22.6%.
Around 0% of premises in CA24 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 CA24
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA24 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| CA24 3HA | 100% | 0% |
| CA24 3HU | 100% | 0% |
| CA24 3HW | 100% | 0% |
| CA24 3HX | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| CA24 3HY | 100% | 66.7% |
| CA24 3HZ | 100% | 100% |
| CA24 3JA | 100% | 0% |
| CA24 3JB | 100% | 0% |
| CA24 3JD | 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 CA24
Police recorded 7 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA24 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 3 | 42.9% |
| Public order | 2 | 28.6% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 28.6% |
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 CA24
Based on 14 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA24 is £90,000, down 8.2% on the previous year (£98,000).
Detached
£262,500
3 sales
Terraced
£90,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA24
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Dalzell Street | CA24 3JP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Penzance Street | CA24 3JH |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £87,000 | Terraced | Penzance Street | CA24 3JH |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Hollins Park | CA24 3LQ |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Church Street | CA24 3JG |
| 15 Jan 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Church Street | CA24 3JG |
| 9 Jan 2026 | £74,500 | Terraced | John Street | CA24 3JD |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £79,950 | Terraced | Penzance Street | CA24 3JH |
| 15 Dec 2025 | £74,000 | Terraced | Dalzell Street | CA24 3JP |
| 13 Oct 2025 | £92,000 | Terraced | Scalegill Road | CA24 3JL |
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 CA24
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moor Row Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 72 | CA24 3JW |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 271 | CA25 5DG |
| Valley Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 286 | CA28 8DA |
| Montreal CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 107 | CA25 5LW |
| Cleator Moor Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 65 | CA25 5LW |
| Hensingham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 120 | CA28 8QZ |
| The Whitehaven Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 859 | CA28 8TY |
| St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 189 | CA28 8AJ |
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 CA24
4 rated food businesses operate in CA24. 4 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Moor Row School, Moor Row Working Mens Club, Nicole Makes and Bakes, The Pavilion Dine Contract Catering.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA24
From a sample of 79 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 CA24 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
6%
Band C
15%
Band D
53%
Band E
19%
Band F
5%
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 CA24 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.