CA8 postcode area guide — Cumberland

Where is CA8?

Broadband & internet speeds in CA8

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the CA8 postcode district (Cumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 612 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 71.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 41%.

Around 5% of premises in CA8 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 CA8

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Mobile signal around Cumberland

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cumberland district (149,442 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CA8

Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CA8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 CA8

Based on 112 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA8 is £240,000, down 3.6% on the previous year (£249,000).

Latest recorded sales in CA8

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CA8

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 CA8

93 rated food businesses operate in CA8. 67 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abbey Farmhouse, Aspens Services Ltd - Castle Carrock School, Banks Foot House, Berrys at Walton, Berrys Tearoom.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CA8

From a sample of 62 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CA8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 19% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 CA8 typically use:

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What's it like living in CA8?

Postcodes in CA8

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.