CA6 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA6 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA6
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
60.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
32.6%
Gigabit-capable
32.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
8.6%
Broadband availability in the CA6 postcode district (Cumberland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 512 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 60.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 32.6%.
Around 8.6% of premises in CA6 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 CA6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA6 4AA | 96.2% | 0% |
| CA6 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| CA6 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| CA6 4AE | 100% | 0% |
| CA6 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| CA6 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| CA6 4AJ | 0% | 0% |
| CA6 4AL | 0% | 0% |
| CA6 4AN | 100% | 0% |
| CA6 4AP | 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 CA6
Based on 88 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA6 is £234,000, down 5.3% on the previous year (£247,000).
Detached
£305,000
41 sales
Semi-detached
£200,000
24 sales
Terraced
£113,000
16 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £125,000 | Detached | CA6 4NX | |
| 8 May 2026 | £333,000 | Detached | Edenside | CA6 4AQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Detached | Old Road | CA6 5TH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Detached | Church Close | CA6 4PB |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Paddock Gardens | CA6 4EX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Rosetrees Lane | CA6 5LS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Harker Park Road | CA6 4HS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Vestaneum | CA6 4PN |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £122,500 | Semi-detached | Fenwick Drive | CA6 4DL |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Detached | CA6 4NF |
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 CA6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longtown Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 182 | CA6 5UG |
| Rockcliffe CofE School | Primary | 3–11 | 115 | CA6 4AA |
| Crosby-on-Eden CofE School | Primary | 3–11 | 93 | CA6 4QN |
| Fir Ends Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 87 | CA6 6AY |
| Irthington Village School | Primary | 3–11 | 66 | CA6 4NJ |
| Blackford CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 60 | CA6 4ES |
| Shankhill CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 44 | CA6 6JA |
| Bewcastle School | Primary | 3–11 | 19 | CA6 6PF |
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 CA6
95 rated food businesses operate in CA6. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aspens Services Ltd - Longtown Primary School, Aupa Street Food, Bessiestown Country Guest House, Bewcastle Primary School, Blackdyke Farm Competition & Riding Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA6
From a sample of 193 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CA6 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
34%
Band C
4%
Band D
22%
Band E
21%
Band F
16%
Band G
4%
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 CA6 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.