DG16 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DG16 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is DG16?
Broadband & internet speeds in DG16
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
6.8%
Gigabit-capable
6.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.1%
Broadband availability in the DG16 postcode district (Cumberland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 147 postcodes Ofcom measures in DG16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 6.8%.
Around 1.1% of premises in DG16 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 DG16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DG16 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| DG16 5AB | 100% | 0% |
| DG16 5AD | 100% | 0% |
| DG16 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| DG16 5AF | 100% | 0% |
| DG16 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| DG16 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| DG16 5AJ | 100% | 0% |
| DG16 5AL | 100% | 0% |
| DG16 5AN | 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.
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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 DG16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longtown Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 182 | CA6 5UG |
| Rockcliffe CofE School | Primary | 3–11 | 115 | CA6 4AA |
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 DG16
90 rated food businesses operate in DG16. 58 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 2 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: Junction 45 Truckstop, Blacksmiths Restaurant, Buddy's, Burger King, Burger King.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Cumberland
Landlines around DG16 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.