CA3 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA3 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69.6%
Gigabit-capable
68.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CA3 postcode district (Cumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 556 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.7%.
Around 0% of premises in CA3 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 CA3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA3 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| CA3 0AD | 100% | 73.3% |
| CA3 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| CA3 0AF | 100% | 86.2% |
| CA3 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| CA3 0AH | 100% | 98.7% |
| CA3 0AJ | 100% | 62.5% |
| CA3 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| CA3 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| CA3 0AP | 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 CA3
Police recorded 89 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 32 | 36.0% |
| Public order | 17 | 19.1% |
| Shoplifting | 12 | 13.5% |
| Other theft | 6 | 6.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 5.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 5.6% |
| Drugs | 5 | 5.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 3.4% |
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 CA3
Based on 206 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA3 is £222,000, up 5.7% on the previous year (£210,000).
Detached
£285,000
59 sales
Semi-detached
£210,000
89 sales
Terraced
£165,000
35 sales
Flat / maisonette
£84,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | Reiver Place | CA3 0AQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Jackson Road | CA3 0NW |
| 1 May 2026 | £259,950 | Detached | Lowry Hill Road | CA3 0DH |
| 1 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Garrett Way | CA3 0FU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced | Scotland Road | CA3 9HL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Flat | Thornton Road | CA3 9HY |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £132,000 | Terraced | Sunningdale Close | CA3 9QP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £80,000 | Flat | Hodgsons Court | CA3 8PL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Etterby Road | CA3 9PF |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Newfield Park | CA3 0AH |
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 CA3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanwix School | Primary | 4–11 | 367 | CA3 9DW |
| Kingmoor Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 316 | CA3 0DU |
| Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 312 | CA3 0ES |
| Austin Friars | Not applicable | 3–18 | 278 | CA3 9PB |
| James Rennie School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 217 | CA3 0BU |
| Houghton CofE School | Primary | 4–11 | 179 | CA3 0PA |
| University of Cumbria | Not applicable | — | — | CA3 8TB |
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 CA3
187 rated food businesses operate in CA3. 163 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adeline's Tearoom, Admiral Slots, Adriano's Italian Restaurant, Aldi Stores Ltd, Amatos Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA3
From a sample of 89 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 CA3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
25%
Band C
16%
Band D
49%
Band E
9%
Band F
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 CA3 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.