CA5 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA5 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA5
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
77.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
34.4%
Gigabit-capable
34.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.6%
Broadband availability in the CA5 postcode district (Cumberland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 345 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 77.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 34.4%.
Around 2.6% of premises in CA5 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 CA5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA5 6AA | 0% | 0% |
| CA5 6AB | 0% | 0% |
| CA5 6AD | 0% | 0% |
| CA5 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| CA5 6AF | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| CA5 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| CA5 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| CA5 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CA5 6AL | 100% | 0% |
| CA5 6AN | 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.
House prices in CA5
Based on 76 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA5 is £288,750, up 4.2% on the previous year (£277,000).
Detached
£369,950
41 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
16 sales
Terraced
£176,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | £210,000 | Detached | CA5 6JH | |
| 1 May 2026 | £665,000 | Detached | CA5 7DD | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £176,000 | Terraced | Madam Banks Road | CA5 7QY |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Detached | Summerfields | CA5 7NW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £115,000 | Semi-detached | Townhead Road | CA5 7QX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Windmill Court | CA5 6LF |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Dundraw Lane | CA5 6AJ |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £288,750 | Detached | The Paddocks | CA5 6PB |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £465,000 | Detached | Roebuck Pastures | CA5 6EQ |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Cross House Gardens | CA5 6NW |
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 CA5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldew School | Secondary | 11–18 | 990 | CA5 7NN |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 186 | CA5 7LN |
| Stoneraise School | Primary | 4–11 | 169 | CA5 7AT |
| Thursby Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 110 | CA5 6PN |
| Kirkbampton CofE School | Primary | 3–11 | 94 | CA5 6HX |
| Burgh by Sands School | Primary | 3–11 | 91 | CA5 6AP |
| Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 74 | CA5 7DD |
| Lime House School | Not applicable | 7–18 | 54 | CA5 7BX |
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 CA5
49 rated food businesses operate in CA5. 40 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abacus Children's Day Nursery, Beech House holidays, Blue Bell Inn, Bridge End Inn, Burgh By Sands School Canteen.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA5
From a sample of 111 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CA5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
22%
Band C
7%
Band D
43%
Band E
19%
Band F
5%
Band G
5%
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 CA5 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.