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UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ca

House prices in the CA postcode area, Carlisle

Homes in the CA postcode area sold for a median of £190,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 9,736 standard sales.

That makes it the tenth cheapest of the 105 postcode areas in England and Wales by median price.

Median sale price£190,0009,736 standard sales
Middle half of prices£130,000 to £278,000
Change since 2016+31%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was CA12 (Keswick), at £370,000, and the cheapest was CA25 (Cleator Moor), at £127,500. The dearest median is 2.9 times the cheapest.

The next dearest were CA10 (Penrith) and CA4 (Scotby), and the next cheapest CA26 (Frizington) and CA22 (Egremont).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the CA area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the CA area, by number of sales: Carlisle (CA1, CA2, CA3, CA4, CA5, CA6), Penrith (CA10, CA11), Workington (CA14), Whitehaven (CA28), Wigton (CA7), Cockermouth (CA13), Maryport (CA15), Brampton (CA8), Keswick (CA12), Egremont (CA22), Appleby-in-Westmorland (CA16), Kirkby Stephen (CA17), and 9 more.

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. CA12Keswick, 223 sales£370,000−15%
  2. CA10Penrith, 398 sales£286,000+2%
  3. CA4Carlisle, 321 sales£285,000+9%
  4. CA5Carlisle, 224 sales£278,500−14%
  5. CA17Kirkby Stephen, 147 sales£260,000Too few
  6. CA13Cockermouth, 482 sales£253,500−2%
  7. CA8Brampton, 269 sales£250,000+12%
  8. CA16Appleby-in-Westmorland, 185 sales£238,000Too few
  9. CA6Carlisle, 213 sales£235,000+15%
  10. CA11Penrith, 772 sales£235,000−5%
  11. CA3Carlisle, 518 sales£215,000+10%
  12. CA20Seascale, 121 sales£210,000Too few
  13. CA7Wigton, 691 sales£205,0000%
  14. CA14Workington, 1,069 sales£165,0000%
  15. CA28Whitehaven, 914 sales£165,000−3%
  16. CA15Maryport, 448 sales£159,0000%
  17. CA1Carlisle, 796 sales£145,0000%
  18. CA2Carlisle, 1,248 sales£145,0000%
  19. CA22Egremont, 215 sales£131,000+10%
  20. CA26Frizington, 119 sales£131,000Too few
  21. CA25Cleator Moor, 129 sales£127,500Too few

Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: CA9 £184k (48 sales), CA19 £305k (30 sales), CA21 £285k (19 sales), CA23 £125k (44 sales), CA24 £100k (31 sales), CA27 £232k (56 sales).

1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.

From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in CA6 (mostly Longtown ward), up 15%, and fell most in CA12 (Keswick), down 15%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were The Mill Fields, Lamplugh (CA14, £515,000), The Woodlands, Seaton (CA14, detached houses, £405,000) and Portland Square, Carlisle (CA1, £385,000).

The cheapest were Pica Cottages, Pica (CA14, terraced houses, £62,000), Townfoot Court, Brampton (CA8, terraced houses, £75,000) and Moss Bay Road, Workington (CA14, terraced houses, £75,000).

Neighbouring postcode areas include LA (Lancaster), NE (Newcastle upon Tyne), DL (Darlington) and TD (Galashiels).

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the CA area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached2,844£315,000£248,000 to £400,000£2,607/m²from 113 sales
Semi-detached3,189£185,000£145,000 to £237,000£2,244/m²from 123 sales
Terraced3,114£131,500£100,000 to £175,000£1,564/m²from 94 sales
Flats and maisonettes589£112,500£81,000 to £158,000Too few

Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in the CA area, at 33% and 32% of sales.

Measured by floor area, homes in the CA area sold for a median of £2,198 per m², 20% below the £2,763 across the North West as a whole.

Most homes here are freehold: 10% of sales were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 31%, from £145,000 in 2016 to £190,000 in 2025, less than the 35% rise across England and Wales.

Council areas in the CA postcode area

Most sales in the CA area, 83%, were in Cumberland, where homes in the area sold for a median of £180,000. The rest were mostly in Westmorland and Furness (17%) and Northumberland (0%).

Standard sales in the CA area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in CAMedian in CAWhole council area
Cumberland8,083£180,000£177,000
Westmorland and Furness1,614£250,000£240,000
Northumberland39£167,000£210,000

About these figures

The CA figures come from 9,736 standard sales in 28 postcode districts across 3 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was CA2 (Carlisle), with 1,248 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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