Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for CA2 4EJ
Postcode
CA2 4EJ
Coordinates
54.8822, -2.9277
Grid reference
NY405545
Easting
340,581
Northing
554,550
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6VV3JC+VW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Carlisle
Travel to Work
Carlisle
ITL Region
Cumberland
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5532
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5532 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CA2 4EJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near CA2 4EJ
Counts are for Currock electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY +10%
473013
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.3%
Other White6.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian47.0%
No religion44.8%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4921.5%
25–3417.3%
65–747.2%
20–247.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.7%
Households
Other34.8%
Any member 66+10.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.7%
+ 6 other households · 28.0%
Administrative Information
Cumberland
Local Authority
Council AreaCarlisle E14001152
Constituency
E14001152Cumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Currock
Constituency code
E14001152
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Cumberland, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Cumberland
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Cumbria Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 01H
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Carlisle 010B E01019211
E01019211MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Carlisle 010 E02003996
E02003996LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Carlisle 010B E01019211
E01019211MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Carlisle 010 E02003996
E02003996Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:58 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:58 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CA2 4EJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 5532
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01019211 and MSOA E02003996 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CA2 4EJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CA2 4EJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
41%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 32%
SecondaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 13–16FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 34%
Attainment 8
41.0
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 32%
Attainment 8
42.3
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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