CA28 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA28 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA28
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
46.2%
Gigabit-capable
46.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the CA28 postcode district (Cumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 913 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 46.2%.
Around 0.5% of premises in CA28 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 CA28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA28 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| CA28 6AB | 100% | 0% |
| CA28 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| CA28 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| CA28 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| CA28 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| CA28 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| CA28 6AJ | 100% | 0% |
| CA28 6AL | 100% | 0% |
| CA28 6AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 CA28
Police recorded 135 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 67 | 49.6% |
| Public order | 20 | 14.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 7.4% |
| Drugs | 9 | 6.7% |
| Other theft | 9 | 6.7% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 3.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 3.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 2.2% |
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 CA28
Based on 382 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA28 is £155,000, down 3.1% on the previous year (£160,000).
Detached
£285,000
57 sales
Semi-detached
£160,750
179 sales
Terraced
£119,000
116 sales
Flat / maisonette
£90,250
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Harras Road | CA28 6SG |
| 20 May 2026 | £93,000 | Flat | St Johns Court | CA28 8QH |
| 20 May 2026 | £242,500 | Semi-detached | Oakfield Court | CA28 6TG |
| 15 May 2026 | £128,500 | Terraced | Meadow Road | CA28 9TE |
| 15 May 2026 | £78,000 | Terraced | Brakeside Gardens | CA28 9PP |
| 15 May 2026 | £56,000 | Semi-detached | Cambridge Road | CA28 8NX |
| 11 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Tower Hill | CA28 7UE |
| 11 May 2026 | £139,950 | Detached | Valley Park | CA28 8BA |
| 6 May 2026 | £132,100 | Semi-detached | Ullswater Avenue | CA28 8SG |
| 6 May 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Moresby Terrace | CA28 6PF |
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 CA28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Benedict's Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 990 | CA28 8UG |
| The Whitehaven Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 859 | CA28 8TY |
| Jericho Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 363 | CA28 6UX |
| Valley Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 286 | CA28 8DA |
| Mayfield School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 274 | CA28 8UG |
| St Begh's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 240 | CA28 7TE |
| Bransty Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 205 | CA28 6EG |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 195 | CA28 9PG |
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 CA28
224 rated food businesses operate in CA28. 192 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 32 Churchill Drive, A B C Day Nursery, Abby's Cafe, Adam's Pizza, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA28
From a sample of 125 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CA28 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 24% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
23%
Band D
54%
Band E
20%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
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 CA28 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.