CA27 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA27 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA27
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
1.6%
Gigabit-capable
1.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the CA27 postcode district (Cumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 56 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA27, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 1.6%.
Around 0.4% of premises in CA27 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 CA27
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA27 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| CA27 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| CA27 0AD | 98.1% | 0% |
| CA27 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| CA27 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| CA27 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| CA27 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| CA27 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| CA27 0AP | 100% | 0% |
| CA27 0AQ | 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 CA27
Police recorded 6 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA27 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 3 | 50.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 16.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 16.7% |
| Drugs | 1 | 16.7% |
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 CA27
Based on 21 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA27 is £207,500, down 5.7% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£440,000
7 sales
Semi-detached
£164,000
3 sales
Terraced
£190,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA27
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £319,000 | Terraced | Grindal Place | CA27 0BS |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £462,500 | Detached | Abbey Road | CA27 0EG |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £183,000 | Detached | Main Street | CA27 0DE |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Seacote Gardens | CA27 0AT |
| 9 Feb 2026 | £270,000 | Flat | Finkle Street | CA27 0BN |
| 23 Jan 2026 | £207,500 | Terraced | Finkle Street | CA27 0BN |
| 23 Jan 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Main Street | CA27 0AA |
| 12 Jan 2026 | £610,000 | Other | Lonsdale Terrace | CA27 0BW |
| 28 Nov 2025 | £132,500 | Detached | Cross Hill | CA27 0BL |
| 18 Nov 2025 | £440,000 | Detached | Sea Mill Lane | CA27 0BD |
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 CA27
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bees Village Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 162 | CA27 0AA |
| St Bees School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 96 | CA27 0DS |
| Orgill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 228 | CA22 2HH |
| St Bridget's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 198 | CA22 2BD |
| Valley Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 286 | CA28 8DA |
| Bookwell Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 194 | CA22 2LT |
| West Lakes Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,017 | CA22 2DQ |
| Moor Row Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 72 | CA24 3JW |
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 CA27
12 rated food businesses operate in CA27. 8 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Beach Road Bakehouse, Fairladies Barn Guest House, LuLu's, Oddfellows Arms, St Bees Golf Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA27
From a sample of 172 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CA27 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
35%
Band D
42%
Band E
13%
Band F
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 CA27 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.