CA5 7RD postcode in Dalston, Cumberland

CA5 7RD is a postcode in Dalston, in the Dalston and Burgh ward of Cumberland. It is in the Penrith and Solway 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 100% of homes and businesses at CA5 7RD can get it Across Cumberland: 85% Typical price £267,475 Homes sold in CA5 7, last 12 months. ▼ 1.8% on the year before Nearest station Dalston (Cumbria) 700 m in a straight line

Where CA5 7RD is, and what is near it

Map of CA5 7RD and what is near it Map of CA5 7RD: its centre point, with the 161 other postcodes in the CA5 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CA5 7AA: also in CA5 7CA5 7AB: also in CA5 7CA5 7AD: also in CA5 7CA5 7AE: also in CA5 7CA5 7JA: also in CA5 7CA5 7JB: also in CA5 7CA5 7JE: also in CA5 7CA5 7JF: also in CA5 7CA5 7JG: also in CA5 7CA5 7LF: also in CA5 7CA5 7LG: also in CA5 7CA5 7LL: also in CA5 7CA5 7LN: also in CA5 7CA5 7LP: also in CA5 7CA5 7LQ: also in CA5 7CA5 7LR: also in CA5 7CA5 7LS: also in CA5 7CA5 7LT: also in CA5 7CA5 7LU: also in CA5 7CA5 7LW: also in CA5 7CA5 7LX: also in CA5 7CA5 7LY: also in CA5 7CA5 7LZ: also in CA5 7CA5 7NE: also in CA5 7CA5 7NF: also in CA5 7CA5 7NG: also in CA5 7CA5 7NJ: also in CA5 7CA5 7NN: also in CA5 7CA5 7NP: also in CA5 7CA5 7NR: also in CA5 7CA5 7NS: also in CA5 7CA5 7NT: also in CA5 7CA5 7NU: also in CA5 7CA5 7NW: also in CA5 7CA5 7NX: also in CA5 7CA5 7NY: also in CA5 7CA5 7PA: also in CA5 7CA5 7PB: also in CA5 7CA5 7PH: also in CA5 7CA5 7PJ: also in CA5 7CA5 7PL: also in CA5 7CA5 7PW: also in CA5 7CA5 7PY: also in CA5 7CA5 7PZ: also in CA5 7CA5 7QB: also in CA5 7CA5 7QD: also in CA5 7CA5 7QH: also in CA5 7CA5 7QJ: also in CA5 7CA5 7QS: also in CA5 7CA5 7QU: also in CA5 7CA5 7QW: also in CA5 7CA5 7QX: also in CA5 7CA5 7QY: also in CA5 7CA5 7QZ: also in CA5 7CA5 7RA: also in CA5 7CA5 7RB: also in CA5 7CA5 7RE: also in CA5 7CA5 7RF: also in CA5 7 Lime House School 2.5 kmEden Medical Group 6.4 kmDalston CA5 7RD Map of CA5 7RD and what is near it Map of CA5 7RD: its centre point, with the 161 other postcodes in the CA5 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Lime House School 2.5 kmDalston CA5 7RD
  • CA5 7RD
  • Other postcodes in CA5 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 2 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 54.8401, longitude -2.9878)

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 CA5 7RD?

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 CA5 7RD?

Every home and business at CA5 7RD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CA5 7RD 100% Cumberland 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CA5 7RD 100% 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 CA5 7RD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for CA5 7RD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CA5 7RD 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 CA5 7RD 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 CA5 7RD.

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 CA5 7RD: 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 CA5 7RD 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 CA5 7RD?

Homes in CA5 7 sold for a typical £267,475 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 36 sales, down 1.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£267,475 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£272,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £475,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £267,475 8 sales
  • Terraced £190,000 13 sales

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

Across the whole CA5 district: a typical £292,500 from 85 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 CA5 7RD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CA5 7RD 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 CA5 7RD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around CA5 7RD. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (35%). 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 CA5 7RD

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 £4,186 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,511.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,674
Band Babout 90 (11%)£1,953
Band Cabout 170 (20%)£2,232
Band Dabout 190 (23%)£2,511
Band Eabout 190 (23%)£3,069
Band Fabout 120 (14%)£3,627
Band Gabout 50 (6%)£4,186
Band Hwithheld£5,023

When the homes were built

  1. 35% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 22% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 CA5 7RD is in (ONS area E01019212), 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 CA5 7RD?

The nearest open schools to CA5 7RD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CA5 7RD, 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 CA5 7RD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CA5 7RD is Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Carlisle 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.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Blue Bell, 286 m away.

More stations near CA5 7RD, 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 CA5 7RD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CA5 7RD, 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 CA5 7RD?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CA5 7RD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Dalston Parish Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 250 mWalk
  • Dalston Parish Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 250 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 CA5 7RD?

The nearest to the centre of CA5 7RD, 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 CA5 7RD?

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 CA5 7RD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CA5 7RD, 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 CA5 7RD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CA5 7RD, 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 CA5 7RD?

The nearest vets to the centre of CA5 7RD 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 CA5 7RD in a conservation area?

The centre of CA5 7RD 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 CA5 7RD?

Police.uk records 12 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CA5 7RD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report
Other theft1 report

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 CA5 7RD

Ward
Dalston and Burgh
Parish
Dalston
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Dalston
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CA5 7RB50 mCA5 7QY50 mCA5 7QZ60 mCA5 7QX90 mCA5 7RE90 mCA5 7LG130 m
All of CA5

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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