CA26 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA26 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA26
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
8.8%
Gigabit-capable
8.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.3%
Broadband availability in the CA26 postcode district (Cumberland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 114 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 8.8%.
Around 2.3% of premises in CA26 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 CA26
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA26 3AB | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| CA26 3AL | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3AS | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3AT | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3PA | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3PB | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3PE | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3PF | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3PG | 100% | 0% |
| CA26 3PH | 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 CA26
Police recorded 24 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA26 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 13 | 54.2% |
| Other crime | 3 | 12.5% |
| Burglary | 2 | 8.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 8.3% |
| Public order | 2 | 8.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 4.2% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 4.2% |
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 CA26
Based on 45 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA26 is £130,000, up 8.8% on the previous year (£119,500).
Detached
£330,000
13 sales
Semi-detached
£145,000
9 sales
Terraced
£91,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA26
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Weavers Avenue | CA26 3AT |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £230,500 | Semi-detached | Vicarage Hill | CA26 3TH |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Main Street | CA26 3PE |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced | Arlecdon Parks Road | CA26 3XG |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £97,000 | Terraced | Weavers Avenue | CA26 3AT |
| 2 Mar 2026 | £123,000 | Terraced | Arlecdon Road | CA26 3XA |
| 28 Jan 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced | Arlecdon Parks Road | CA26 3XG |
| 28 Jan 2026 | £442,000 | Detached | Elm Mount | CA26 3TN |
| 23 Jan 2026 | £148,000 | Terraced | Arlecdon Road | CA26 3UX |
| 19 Jan 2026 | £240,000 | Detached | North Park | CA26 3TP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 CA26
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frizington Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 109 | CA26 3PF |
| Frizington Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 95 | CA26 3PF |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 55 | CA26 3PX |
| Arlecdon Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 46 | CA26 3XA |
| Kirkland Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 42 | CA26 3XU |
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 CA26
19 rated food businesses operate in CA26. 14 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 54 Weavers Avenue, Arlecdon School, Brewery Tap, Ennerdale Brewery Ltd, Frizington Chippy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA26
From a sample of 132 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CA26 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
11%
Band C
26%
Band D
47%
Band E
11%
Band F
4%
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 CA26 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.