CA1 3AD postcode in Carlisle, Cumberland
CA1 3AD is a postcode in Carlisle, in the Harraby South ward of Cumberland. It is in the Carlisle parliamentary constituency and the Cumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where CA1 3AD is, and what is near it
- CA1 3AD
- Other postcodes in CA1 3: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 14 bus stops
- 2 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 54.8772, longitude -2.9099)
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 3AD?
- CumberlandCouncil, for all local services Cumberland: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CA1 3AD Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- CumbriaPolice force area
- CarlisleParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Ms Julie Minns (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Ms Julie Minns
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 3AD?
Every home and business at CA1 3AD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 3AD?
BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA1 3AD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for CA1 3AD on BinDayBuddySource: 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 3AD 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 3AD.
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 3AD: 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 3AD 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 3AD?
Homes in CA1 3 sold for a typical £158,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 164 sales, up 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £270,000 43 sales
- Semi-detached £153,000 73 sales
- Terraced £130,250 36 sales
- Flat or maisonette £121,720 12 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 postcodeSource: 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 3AD
HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CA1 3AD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 October 2025. 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 3AD?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around CA1 3AD. Over half of them (96%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (56%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £1,953 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,674.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 690 (96%) | £1,674 |
| Band B | about 30 (4%) | £1,953 |
| Band C | fewer than 5 | £2,232 |
| Band D | fewer than 5 | £2,511 |
| Band E | fewer than 5 | £3,069 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,627 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,186 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,023 |
When the homes were built
- Withheld Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- 56% 1919 to 1939
- 23% 1945 to 1964
- 17% 1965 to 1982
- 1% 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 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 3AD is in (ONS area E01019245), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 3AD?
The nearest open schools to CA1 3AD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 3AD?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CA1 3AD is Carlisle Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.
- Carlisle Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
- Wetheral Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Baird Road, 85 m away.
More stations near CA1 3AD, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near CA1 3AD?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA1 3AD, 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.
- Carlisle Healthcare Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01228 588121 1.0 kmWalk
- Warwick Square Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01228 536561 2.1 kmCycle
- Carlisle Central Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2025 · Phone 01228 536303 2.2 kmCycle
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 3AD?
The nearest charging points to the centre of CA1 3AD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Petteril Bank School Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 500 mWalk
- Petteril Bank School Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 500 mWalk
- Harraby Community Campus Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.1 kmWalk
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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near CA1 3AD?
The nearest to the centre of CA1 3AD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Eden Dental Practice Phone 07921 719156 650 mWalk
- York Place Dental Phone 01228 533431 1.0 kmWalk
- Fir Tree Dental Practice Phone 01228 522815 1.5 kmCycle
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 3AD?
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.
- Cumberland Infirmary Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2026 · Phone 01228 523444 3.7 kmCycle
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care- North Cumbria Phone 01288 523444 3.7 kmCycle
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 3AD?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CA1 3AD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Carlisle Dementia Centre - Parkfield Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2025 · Phone 01228 818933 300 mWalk
- Pennine Lodge Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2023, over 3 years old 750 mWalk
- Greystone House Residential Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01228 536349 1.5 kmCycle
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 3AD?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA1 3AD, 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.
- Dalston Pharmacy Ltd Mon to Fri 9am to 5:45pm; Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01228 523312 700 mWalk
- Well, 28 Blackwell Road Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01228 522015 1.3 kmCycle
- Well, Fusehill Medical Centre Mon to Fri 8:30am to 1pm, 1:45pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01228 522014 1.7 kmCycle
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 3AD?
The nearest vets to the centre of CA1 3AD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Craig Robinson Vets Rosehill 2.0 kmCycle
- Coomara Vets 3.6 kmCycle
- Craig Robinson Vets Wigton Road 4.0 kmCycle
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 3AD in a conservation area?
The centre of CA1 3AD 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 3AD?
Police.uk records 240 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA1 3AD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: vehicle crime 9, anti-social behaviour 8, other crime 6, burglary 4, possession of weapons 4, robbery 3, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CA1 3AD
- Ward
- Harraby South
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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