CA3 8DR postcode in Carlisle, Cumberland

CA3 8DR 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 May 1994. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Cumberland: 85% Typical price £77,500 Homes sold in CA3 8, last 12 months. ▼ 23.6% on the year before Nearest station Carlisle 650 m in a straight line

Where CA3 8DR is, and what is near it

Map of CA3 8DR and what is near it Map of CA3 8DR: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the CA3 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 22 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CA3 8AB: also in CA3 8CA3 8AD: also in CA3 8CA3 8AG: also in CA3 8CA3 8AJ: also in CA3 8CA3 8AN: also in CA3 8CA3 8AP: also in CA3 8CA3 8AQ: also in CA3 8CA3 8AS: also in CA3 8CA3 8AU: also in CA3 8CA3 8BB: also in CA3 8CA3 8DA: also in CA3 8CA3 8DB: also in CA3 8CA3 8DG: also in CA3 8CA3 8DH: also in CA3 8CA3 8DP: also in CA3 8CA3 8DX: also in CA3 8CA3 8ED: also in CA3 8CA3 8EE: also in CA3 8CA3 8EF: also in CA3 8CA3 8EJ: also in CA3 8CA3 8EP: also in CA3 8CA3 8EQ: also in CA3 8CA3 8ES: also in CA3 8CA3 8EU: also in CA3 8CA3 8HB: also in CA3 8CA3 8HE: also in CA3 8CA3 8HG: also in CA3 8CA3 8HJ: also in CA3 8CA3 8HP: also in CA3 8CA3 8HS: also in CA3 8CA3 8HX: also in CA3 8CA3 8HZ: also in CA3 8CA3 8JA: also in CA3 8CA3 8JE: also in CA3 8CA3 8JF: also in CA3 8CA3 8JR: also in CA3 8CA3 8JU: also in CA3 8CA3 8JW: also in CA3 8CA3 8JX: also in CA3 8CA3 8JY: also in CA3 8CA3 8JZ: also in CA3 8CA3 8LE: also in CA3 8CA3 8LF: also in CA3 8CA3 8LG: also in CA3 8CA3 8LP: also in CA3 8CA3 8LU: also in CA3 8CA3 8LX: also in CA3 8CA3 8NF: also in CA3 8CA3 8NH: also in CA3 8CA3 8NS: also in CA3 8CA3 8NT: also in CA3 8CA3 8NX: also in CA3 8CA3 8PD: also in CA3 8CA3 8PL: also in CA3 8CA3 8PN: also in CA3 8CA3 8PT: also in CA3 8CA3 8PU: also in CA3 8CA3 8PW: also in CA3 8CA3 8PX: also in CA3 8CA3 8PY: also in CA3 8CA3 8QG: also in CA3 8CA3 8QH: also in CA3 8CA3 8QJ: also in CA3 8CA3 8QP: also in CA3 8CA3 8QT: also in CA3 8CA3 8QW: also in CA3 8CA3 8QX: also in CA3 8CA3 8QZ: also in CA3 8CA3 8RE: also in CA3 8CA3 8RF: also in CA3 8CA3 8RH: also in CA3 8CA3 8RL: also in CA3 8CA3 8RN: also in CA3 8CA3 8RR: also in CA3 8CA3 8RW: also in CA3 8CA3 8RY: also in CA3 8CA3 8SL: also in CA3 8CA3 8SQ: also in CA3 8CA3 8SW: also in CA3 8CA3 8SY: also in CA3 8CA3 8TA: also in CA3 8CA3 8TP: also in CA3 8CA3 8TT: also in CA3 8CA3 8TX: also in CA3 8CA3 8TZ: also in CA3 8CA3 8UB: also in CA3 8CA3 8UF: also in CA3 8CA3 8UH: also in CA3 8CA3 8UR: also in CA3 8CA3 8UU: also in CA3 8CA3 8UY: also in CA3 8CA3 8XA: also in CA3 8CA3 8XB: also in CA3 8CA3 8XD: also in CA3 8CA3 8XP: also in CA3 8 Stanwix School 1.0 kmDalston (Cumbria) station 6.6 kmCarlisle CA3 8DR Map of CA3 8DR and what is near it Map of CA3 8DR: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the CA3 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 22 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Stanwix School 1.0 kmCarlisle CA3 8DR
  • CA3 8DR
  • Other postcodes in CA3 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 22 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.8964, longitude -2.9332)

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 CA3 8DR?

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 CA3 8DR?

Every home and business at CA3 8DR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Cumberland: 85%

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

Cumberland: 97%

The line marks the figure across Cumberland.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 CA3 8DR?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA3 8DR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CA3 8DR 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 CA3 8DR 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 CA3 8DR.

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 CA3 8DR: 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 CA3 8DR 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 CA3 8DR?

Homes in CA3 8 sold for a typical £77,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 6 sales, down 23.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£77,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£101,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 23.6% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced Not enough sales to price (1)
  • Flat or maisonette £75,000 5 sales

Across the whole CA3 district: a typical £220,000 from 204 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 CA3 8DR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA3 8DR 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

What council tax band are homes near CA3 8DR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around CA3 8DR. Over half of them (55%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 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 CA3 8DR

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 £3,069 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,674.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 390 (55%)£1,674
Band Babout 180 (25%)£1,953
Band Cabout 110 (15%)£2,232
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,511
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,069
Band Fwithheld£3,627
Band Gwithheld£4,186
Band Hfewer than 5£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. 49% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

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 CA3 8DR is in (ONS area E01019204), 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 CA3 8DR?

The nearest open schools to CA3 8DR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CA3 8DR, 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 CA3 8DR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CA3 8DR is Carlisle Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Carlisle Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station Railway station 6.6 kmDrive

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

22 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Howard Arms, 87 m away.

More stations near CA3 8DR, 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 CA3 8DR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA3 8DR, 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 CA3 8DR?

13 within 1 km 27 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CA3 8DR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Carlisle City Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 250 mWalk
  • Carlisle City Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 250 mWalk
  • Sands Centre Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 350 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 CA3 8DR?

The nearest to the centre of CA3 8DR, 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 CA3 8DR?

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 CA3 8DR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CA3 8DR, 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 CA3 8DR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA3 8DR, 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 CA3 8DR?

The nearest vets to the centre of CA3 8DR 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 CA3 8DR in a conservation area?

The centre of CA3 8DR 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 CA3 8DR?

Police.uk records 430 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA3 8DR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences195 reports
Shoplifting52 reports
Public order44 reports
Anti-social behaviour27 reports
Drugs25 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports

Also: other theft 16, vehicle crime 13, burglary 10, bicycle theft 7, possession of weapons 6, 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 CA3 8DR

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
May 1994

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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