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Postcode · Longsowerby & Caldewgate · Cumberland · North West

CA2 5HS

Part of Carlisle 008C in Longsowerby & Caldewgate.

CA2 5HS is a postcode in Longsowerby & Caldewgate, Cumberland that skews 18–34 year-old and owner-occupied dominant. Median rent sits at £659 a month, up 7.3% on the year, with council tax in band A adding roughly £209/mo. Safety ranks in the top half of UK sub-areas (29th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

CA2 5HS in Cumberland · nearest rail Carlisle

Median rent
£659
local area median
Council tax
£2,511
Band D, all-in
EPC median
D
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
90/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Carlisle 008C skews 18–34 and is owner-occupied dominant. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent23%Owner-occupied53%Social rent24%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household724
Single-person households45%
Couples with children14%
Lone-parent households11%
Age profile
Under 1819%18–3424%35–4919%50–6421%65+19%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health80%
Born in the UK91%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in CA2 5HS?

CA2 5HS sits inside Carlisle 008C, part of the wider Longsowerby & Caldewgate neighbourhood in Cumberland. The area skews 18–34, and owner-occupied dominant.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £659/mo, up 7.3% on the year. Council tax is band A, costing roughly £158/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters.

Editorial copy will replace this scaffold once the team has reviewed the postcode in person — until then the data tabs above are the authoritative reference.

Who is CA2 5HS for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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