CA1 2XA postcode in Carlisle, Cumberland

CA1 2XA is a postcode in Carlisle, in the Botcherby 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 99% of homes and businesses can get it. Cumberland: 85% Typical price £136,500 Homes sold in CA1 2, last 12 months. ▲ 13.8% on the year before Nearest station Carlisle 2.3 km in a straight line

Where CA1 2XA is, and what is near it

Map of CA1 2XA and what is near it Map of CA1 2XA: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the CA1 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CA1 2AX: also in CA1 2CA1 2BL: also in CA1 2CA1 2BS: also in CA1 2CA1 2BT: also in CA1 2CA1 2BU: also in CA1 2CA1 2BX: also in CA1 2CA1 2BY: also in CA1 2CA1 2BZ: also in CA1 2CA1 2DA: also in CA1 2CA1 2DU: also in CA1 2CA1 2DY: also in CA1 2CA1 2DZ: also in CA1 2CA1 2FA: also in CA1 2CA1 2FT: also in CA1 2CA1 2FU: also in CA1 2CA1 2FW: also in CA1 2CA1 2FX: also in CA1 2CA1 2FY: also in CA1 2CA1 2FZ: also in CA1 2CA1 2GU: also in CA1 2CA1 2GW: also in CA1 2CA1 2GX: also in CA1 2CA1 2LB: also in CA1 2CA1 2LD: also in CA1 2CA1 2LN: also in CA1 2CA1 2PG: also in CA1 2CA1 2PP: also in CA1 2CA1 2PR: also in CA1 2CA1 2PS: also in CA1 2CA1 2PY: also in CA1 2CA1 2PZ: also in CA1 2CA1 2QE: also in CA1 2CA1 2QF: also in CA1 2CA1 2QG: also in CA1 2CA1 2QH: also in CA1 2CA1 2QJ: also in CA1 2CA1 2QL: also in CA1 2CA1 2QN: also in CA1 2CA1 2QQ: also in CA1 2CA1 2QR: also in CA1 2CA1 2QU: also in CA1 2CA1 2QX: also in CA1 2CA1 2QY: also in CA1 2CA1 2QZ: also in CA1 2CA1 2RH: also in CA1 2CA1 2RJ: also in CA1 2CA1 2RL: also in CA1 2CA1 2RN: also in CA1 2CA1 2RP: also in CA1 2CA1 2RQ: also in CA1 2CA1 2RS: also in CA1 2CA1 2RU: also in CA1 2CA1 2RW: also in CA1 2CA1 2RX: also in CA1 2CA1 2RY: also in CA1 2CA1 2RZ: also in CA1 2CA1 2SA: also in CA1 2CA1 2SB: also in CA1 2CA1 2SD: also in CA1 2CA1 2SE: also in CA1 2CA1 2SF: also in CA1 2CA1 2SG: also in CA1 2CA1 2SH: also in CA1 2CA1 2SJ: also in CA1 2CA1 2SL: also in CA1 2CA1 2SN: also in CA1 2CA1 2SP: also in CA1 2CA1 2SR: also in CA1 2CA1 2ST: also in CA1 2CA1 2SU: also in CA1 2CA1 2SW: also in CA1 2CA1 2SX: also in CA1 2CA1 2SY: also in CA1 2CA1 2SZ: also in CA1 2CA1 2TA: also in CA1 2CA1 2TD: also in CA1 2CA1 2TE: also in CA1 2CA1 2TF: also in CA1 2CA1 2TG: also in CA1 2CA1 2TH: also in CA1 2CA1 2TJ: also in CA1 2CA1 2TL: also in CA1 2CA1 2TN: also in CA1 2CA1 2TP: also in CA1 2CA1 2TR: also in CA1 2CA1 2TS: also in CA1 2CA1 2TT: also in CA1 2CA1 2TU: also in CA1 2CA1 2TW: also in CA1 2CA1 2TX: also in CA1 2CA1 2UA: also in CA1 2CA1 2UB: also in CA1 2CA1 2UD: also in CA1 2CA1 2UE: also in CA1 2CA1 2UF: also in CA1 2CA1 2UG: also in CA1 2CA1 2UH: also in CA1 2CA1 2UQ: also in CA1 2CA1 2UR: also in CA1 2CA1 2UT: also in CA1 2CA1 2UU: also in CA1 2CA1 2UY: also in CA1 2CA1 2WA: also in CA1 2CA1 2WB: also in CA1 2CA1 2WD: also in CA1 2CA1 2WE: also in CA1 2CA1 2WF: also in CA1 2CA1 2WG: also in CA1 2CA1 2XB: also in CA1 2CA1 2XD: also in CA1 2CA1 2XG: also in CA1 2CA1 2XH: also in CA1 2 School 1.9 km2 GP practices, 2.0–2.1 kmGillford Centre 2.1 kmCarlisle station 2.3 kmWetheral station 4.2 kmBotcherby CA1 2XA Map of CA1 2XA and what is near it Map of CA1 2XA: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the CA1 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.9 kmGillford Centre 2.1 kmBotcherby CA1 2XA
  • CA1 2XA
  • Other postcodes in CA1 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 4 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 54.8880, longitude -2.8976)

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 2XA?

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 2XA?

Every home and business at CA1 2XA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 99% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)99% can get it

Cumberland: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cumberland: 97%

The line marks the figure across Cumberland.

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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 2XA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA1 2XA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 2XA 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 2XA.

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 2XA: 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 2XA is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 08:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 08:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CA1 2XA?

Homes in CA1 2 sold for a typical £136,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 187 sales, up 13.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£136,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£120,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 13.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £287,500 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £170,500 44 sales
  • Terraced £130,000 120 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £96,000 13 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 2XA

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in CA1 2XA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 April 2026. The middle sale was £135,000, from £97,500 to £149,000. Across CA1 2, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £136,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near CA1 2XA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 970 homes in the neighbourhood around CA1 2XA. Over half of them (77%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (49%). 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 2XA

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 £2,511 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,674.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 750 (77%)£1,674
Band Babout 170 (18%)£1,953
Band Cabout 30 (3%)£2,232
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,511
Band Efewer than 5£3,069
Band Fwithheld£3,627
Band Gfewer than 5£4,186
Band Hfewer than 5£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 49% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: 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 2XA is in (ONS area E01019197), rounded by the VOA.

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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 2XA?

The nearest open schools to CA1 2XA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CA1 2XA, 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 2XA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CA1 2XA is Carlisle Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Carlisle Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Wetheral Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Durranhill Terminus, 55 m away.

More stations near CA1 2XA, 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 2XA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA1 2XA, 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 2XA?

4 within 1 km 17 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CA1 2XA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Harraby Community Campus Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 800 mWalk
  • Harraby Community Campus Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 800 mWalk
  • Botcherby Community Centre Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 850 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 2XA?

The nearest to the centre of CA1 2XA, 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 2XA?

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 2XA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CA1 2XA, 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 2XA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA1 2XA, 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 2XA?

The nearest vets to the centre of CA1 2XA 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 2XA in a conservation area?

The centre of CA1 2XA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 2XA?

Police.uk records 171 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA1 2XA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences82 reports
Public order20 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Drugs7 reports

Also: shoplifting 6, other theft 6, other crime 5, burglary 4, possession of weapons 4, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2.

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 2XA

Ward
Botcherby
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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