CA4 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA4 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA4
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
76.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
21%
Gigabit-capable
21%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.9%
Broadband availability in the CA4 postcode district (Cumberland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 472 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 76.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 21%.
Around 2.9% of premises in CA4 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 CA4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA4 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| CA4 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| CA4 0AD | 25% | 0% |
| CA4 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| CA4 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| CA4 0AG | 100% | 33.3% |
| CA4 0AH | 0% | 0% |
| CA4 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| CA4 0AL | 0% | 0% |
| CA4 0AN | 0% | 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 CA4
Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 3 | 100.0% |
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 CA4
Based on 132 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA4 is £290,000, up 5.5% on the previous year (£275,000).
Detached
£400,000
54 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
40 sales
Terraced
£210,000
22 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £168,000 | Semi-detached | St Constantines Way | CA4 8FQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Townhead Road | CA4 0DF |
| 8 May 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | CA4 8DH | |
| 8 May 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | CA4 0HS | |
| 7 May 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced | CA4 9RZ | |
| 1 May 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced | Hurley Road | CA4 8QF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Stoney Mount | CA4 0HA |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £675,000 | Detached | CA4 0RJ | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Beech Tree Farm | CA4 8EJ |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Lough Wood Crescent | CA4 8FT |
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 CA4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotby CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 215 | CA4 8AT |
| Cumwhinton School | Primary | 4–11 | 198 | CA4 8DU |
| Warwick Bridge Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 182 | CA4 8RE |
| High Hesket CofE School | Primary | 3–11 | 136 | CA4 0HU |
| Great Corby School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 99 | CA4 8NE |
| Ivegill CofE School | Primary | 4–11 | 75 | CA4 0PA |
| Wreay Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 75 | CA4 0RL |
| Armathwaite School | Primary | 3–11 | 64 | CA4 9PW |
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 CA4
82 rated food businesses operate in CA4. 69 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Armathwaite Old School Hall Community Cafe, Armathwaite School, Burger King (North), Burger King (South), Carlisle Golf Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA4
From a sample of 57 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CA4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 14% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
14%
Band D
37%
Band E
32%
Band F
9%
Band G
9%
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 CA4 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.