CA1 1DB postcode in Carlisle, Cumberland

CA1 1DB is a postcode in Carlisle, in the Castle ward of Cumberland. It is in the Carlisle parliamentary constituency and the Cumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 40% of homes and businesses at CA1 1DB can get it Across Cumberland: 85% Typical price £267,500 Homes sold in CA1 1, last 12 months. ▲ 7% on the year before Nearest station Carlisle 350 m in a straight line

Where CA1 1DB is, and what is near it

Map of CA1 1DB and what is near it Map of CA1 1DB: its centre point, with the 122 other postcodes in the CA1 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 30 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (5 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CA1 1AB: also in CA1 1CA1 1AE: also in CA1 1CA1 1AF: also in CA1 1CA1 1AG: also in CA1 1CA1 1AJ: also in CA1 1CA1 1BA: also in CA1 1CA1 1BB: also in CA1 1CA1 1BE: also in CA1 1CA1 1BG: also in CA1 1CA1 1BJ: also in CA1 1CA1 1BP: also in CA1 1CA1 1BZ: also in CA1 1CA1 1DE: also in CA1 1CA1 1DH: also in CA1 1CA1 1DJ: also in CA1 1CA1 1DN: also in CA1 1CA1 1DP: also in CA1 1CA1 1DQ: also in CA1 1CA1 1DR: also in CA1 1CA1 1DU: also in CA1 1CA1 1EA: also in CA1 1CA1 1EB: also in CA1 1CA1 1EE: also in CA1 1CA1 1EJ: also in CA1 1CA1 1EL: also in CA1 1CA1 1ER: also in CA1 1CA1 1EX: also in CA1 1CA1 1HB: also in CA1 1CA1 1HE: also in CA1 1CA1 1HF: also in CA1 1CA1 1HH: also in CA1 1CA1 1HJ: also in CA1 1CA1 1HL: also in CA1 1CA1 1HP: also in CA1 1CA1 1HQ: also in CA1 1CA1 1HR: also in CA1 1CA1 1HS: also in CA1 1CA1 1HT: also in CA1 1CA1 1HZ: also in CA1 1CA1 1JA: also in CA1 1CA1 1JB: also in CA1 1CA1 1JD: also in CA1 1CA1 1JN: also in CA1 1CA1 1JP: also in CA1 1CA1 1JS: also in CA1 1CA1 1JT: also in CA1 1CA1 1JU: also in CA1 1CA1 1JX: also in CA1 1CA1 1JY: also in CA1 1CA1 1JZ: also in CA1 1CA1 1LA: also in CA1 1CA1 1LB: also in CA1 1CA1 1LE: also in CA1 1CA1 1LF: also in CA1 1CA1 1LU: also in CA1 1CA1 1LX: also in CA1 1CA1 1LY: also in CA1 1CA1 1LZ: also in CA1 1CA1 1NB: also in CA1 1CA1 1NE: also in CA1 1CA1 1NG: also in CA1 1CA1 1NL: also in CA1 1CA1 1NS: also in CA1 1CA1 1NT: also in CA1 1CA1 1NX: also in CA1 1CA1 1PA: also in CA1 1CA1 1PB: also in CA1 1CA1 1PE: also in CA1 1CA1 1PN: also in CA1 1CA1 1PP: also in CA1 1CA1 1PQ: also in CA1 1CA1 1PT: also in CA1 1CA1 1PX: also in CA1 1CA1 1PY: also in CA1 1CA1 1QD: also in CA1 1CA1 1QL: also in CA1 1CA1 1QN: also in CA1 1CA1 1QP: also in CA1 1CA1 1QS: also in CA1 1CA1 1QW: also in CA1 1CA1 1QX: also in CA1 1CA1 1QY: also in CA1 1CA1 1RD: also in CA1 1CA1 1RL: also in CA1 1CA1 1RN: also in CA1 1CA1 1RP: also in CA1 1CA1 1RS: also in CA1 1CA1 1RU: also in CA1 1CA1 1RX: also in CA1 1CA1 1RY: also in CA1 1CA1 1RZ: also in CA1 1CA1 1SE: also in CA1 1CA1 1SF: also in CA1 1CA1 1SG: also in CA1 1CA1 1SH: also in CA1 1CA1 1SL: also in CA1 1CA1 1SN: also in CA1 1CA1 1SQ: also in CA1 1CA1 1SR: also in CA1 1CA1 1SW: also in CA1 1 3 EV charging points, 700–850 mSchool 800 mSchool 850 mCarlisle CA1 1DB Map of CA1 1DB and what is near it Map of CA1 1DB: its centre point, with the 122 other postcodes in the CA1 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 30 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (5 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Castle CA1 1DB
  • CA1 1DB
  • Other postcodes in CA1 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 30 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.8939, longitude -2.9317)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CA1 1DB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CA1 1DB?

90% of the homes and businesses at CA1 1DB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 40% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CA1 1DB 40% Cumberland 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CA1 1DB 90% Cumberland 97%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CA1 1DB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA1 1DB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CA1 1DB on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CA1 1DB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CA1 1DB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cumberland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CA1 1DB: 5,381 properties in Cumberland are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Cumberland

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CA1 1DB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CA1 1DB?

Homes in CA1 1 sold for a typical £267,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 34 sales, up 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£267,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £317,500 6 sales
  • Terraced £287,500 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £114,000 11 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CA1 district: a typical £150,000 from 385 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CA1 1DB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA1 1DB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at CA1 1DB

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CA1 1DB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CA1 1DB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around CA1 1DB. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (74%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CA1 1DB

Band D in Cumberland for 2026‑27: £2,511. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,674 (band A) to £3,627 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,674.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 410 (43%)£1,674
Band Babout 220 (23%)£1,953
Band Cabout 100 (10%)£2,232
Band Dabout 170 (18%)£2,511
Band Eabout 50 (5%)£3,069
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,627
Band Gfewer than 5£4,186
Band Hwithheld£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. 74% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cumberland before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CA1 1DB is in (ONS area E01019206), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CA1 1DB?

The nearest open schools to CA1 1DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CA1 1DB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CA1 1DB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CA1 1DB is Carlisle Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Carlisle Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station Railway station 6.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

30 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bus Station (Ca), 38 m away.

More stations near CA1 1DB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CA1 1DB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA1 1DB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CA1 1DB?

11 within 1 km 31 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CA1 1DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • Carlisle City Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 550 mWalk
  • Carlisle City Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 550 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CA1 1DB?

The nearest to the centre of CA1 1DB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CA1 1DB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CA1 1DB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CA1 1DB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CA1 1DB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA1 1DB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CA1 1DB?

The nearest vets to the centre of CA1 1DB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CA1 1DB in a conservation area?

The centre of CA1 1DB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CA1 1DB?

Police.uk records 435 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA1 1DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences191 reports
Shoplifting56 reports
Public order44 reports
Anti-social behaviour28 reports
Drugs25 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports

Also: other theft 17, vehicle crime 13, burglary 11, bicycle theft 8, possession of weapons 7, other crime 6, robbery 4, theft from the person 3.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CA1 1DB

Ward
Castle
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Carlisle
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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