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Affluence in CA2 6JH

How CA2 6JH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Raffles & Morton
Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,278 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CA2 6JH is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CA2 6JH area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills2.0
  • Health and disability2.0
  • Crime2.0
  • Employment3.0
  • Income5.0
  • Older people in low-income households5.0
  • Living environment6.0
  • Children in low-income families6.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£35,113
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
2%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

50% of adults in the CA2 6JH area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 33.9% are retired and 3.1% are full-time students.

CA2 6JHEngland
Employee, full-time29.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time15.7%11.9%
Self-employed4.9%9.5%
Unemployed3%2.9%
Full-time student3.1%7.9%
Retired33.9%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.1%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.3%4.1%
Other2.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

21.1% of adults in the CA2 6JH area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

CA2 6JHEngland
Higher managerial & professional5.2%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional15.9%19.9%
Intermediate11.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7.1%5.3%
Semi-routine16.6%11.3%
Routine24%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.8%8.5%
Full-time students2.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

16.4% of adults in the CA2 6JH area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 27.3% have no qualifications.

CA2 6JHEngland
Degree level or above16.4%33.9%
A level or equivalent16%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above16.2%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.3%9.7%
Apprenticeship9.7%5.3%
Other qualifications3%2.8%
No qualifications27.3%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CA2 6JH (Raffles & Morton) (about 1,278 residents).

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

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