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Postcode area · Carlisle

Affluence in CA

How CA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
334,376 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CA is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, CA scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 211 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Living environment4.7
  • Health and disability4.8
  • Education and skills4.8
  • Barriers to housing and services4.9
  • Employment5.5
  • Crime6.2
  • Children in low-income families6.2
  • Income6.3
  • Older people in low-income households6.5
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£42,281
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
18%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

55.4% of adults in CA are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 27.6% are retired and 4.4% are full-time students.

CAEngland
Employee, full-time32.6%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.3%11.9%
Self-employed9.4%9.5%
Unemployed2%2.9%
Full-time student4.4%7.9%
Retired27.6%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.5%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%4.1%
Other2.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

28.7% of adults in CA work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

CAEngland
Higher managerial & professional10.1%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional18.7%19.9%
Intermediate10.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11.8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7.5%5.3%
Semi-routine13.5%11.3%
Routine15.7%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.1%8.5%
Full-time students4.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

28.6% of adults in CA hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 19.9% have no qualifications.

CAEngland
Degree level or above28.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.2%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.3%5.3%
Other qualifications2.5%2.8%
No qualifications19.9%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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