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Coordinates & Location for CA6 5NS
Postcode
CA6 5NS
Coordinates
55.0112, -2.9710
Grid reference
NY380689
Easting
338,001
Northing
568,943
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C7V226H+FH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Longtown
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.
12355
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12355 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.3%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 1.2%
Religion
Christian59.0%
No religion33.8%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6425.0%
35–4915.0%
65–7412.8%
25–3411.6%
75–848.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Other17.4%
Any member 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
All members 66+11.4%
+ 6 other households · 31.1%
Administrative Information
Cumberland
Local Authority
Council AreaCarlisle E14001152
Constituency
E14001152Cumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Longtown
Constituency code
E14001152
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Arthuret
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 001C E01019228
E01019228MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Carlisle 001 E02003987
E02003987LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Carlisle 001C E01019228
E01019228MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Carlisle 001 E02003987
E02003987Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:49 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
12 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 33 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 CA6 5NS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 12355
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01019228 and MSOA E02003987 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CA6 5NS 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 CA6 5NS
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