Neighbourhood · Cumberland · North West
Longsowerby & Caldewgate
Carlisle 008 · 5 sub-areas · 7,570 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (78/100)Watch-out: Families (51/100)Liveability 98/100 · Best 5% nationally
Longsowerby & Caldewgate is a mid-density neighbourhood of Cumberland in the North West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
98/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
A snapshot of Longsowerby & Caldewgate
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 1 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £659 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Longsowerby & Caldewgate in Cumberland
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- The median monthly rent across Longsowerby & Caldewgate is £659.
- How safe is Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- Longsowerby & Caldewgate has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 21 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Longsowerby & Caldewgate, of which 29% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 19191 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- The most common council tax band in Longsowerby & Caldewgate is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,844. Council tax is set by Cumberland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Longsowerby & Caldewgate to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Longsowerby & Caldewgate to central London is approximately 223 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- 100% of premises in Longsowerby & Caldewgate are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- Longsowerby & Caldewgate sits in IMD decile 3 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- 53% of households in Longsowerby & Caldewgate are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- The average property price across Cumberland (the local authority covering Longsowerby & Caldewgate) is approximately £171,203, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Longsowerby & Caldewgate a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £33,840.)
- Which local areas are part of Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- Longsowerby & Caldewgate contains 5 local areas: Carlisle 008B, Carlisle 008A, Carlisle 008C, Carlisle 008D, Carlisle 008E.
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Frequently asked about Longsowerby & Caldewgate
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Longsowerby & Caldewgate is £659. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Longsowerby & Caldewgate a safe place to live?
- Longsowerby & Caldewgate has a safety score of 46/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- 29% of schools within 2 km of Longsowerby & Caldewgate are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Longsowerby & Caldewgate?
- Public-transport commute time from Longsowerby & Caldewgate to central London is approximately 223 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Longsowerby & Caldewgate different from the rest of Cumberland?
- Longsowerby & Caldewgate contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Longsowerby & Caldewgate rank in Cumberland?
- Longsowerby & Caldewgate scores 98/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Cumberland, see the Cities table on the Cumberland page.
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