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Affluence in Carlisle

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

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
81,302 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Carlisle is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Carlisle scores 4.7 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (3.3 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.7/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 52 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability3.3
  • Education and skills3.8
  • Employment4.5
  • Crime4.5
  • Children in low-income families5.1
  • Income5.2
  • Older people in low-income households5.7
  • Living environment6.2
  • Barriers to housing and services8.1
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£39,164
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
9%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

56.9% of adults in Carlisle are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.2% are retired and 5.8% are full-time students.

CarlisleEngland
Employee, full-time35.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time14.9%11.9%
Self-employed6.5%9.5%
Unemployed2.3%2.9%
Full-time student5.8%7.9%
Retired23.2%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.5%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.4%4.1%
Other2.9%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

24.7% of adults in Carlisle work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

CarlisleEngland
Higher managerial & professional7.7%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17%19.9%
Intermediate11.5%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7.9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7%5.3%
Semi-routine14.3%11.3%
Routine20.1%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.8%8.5%
Full-time students5.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

25.2% of adults in Carlisle hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 21.6% have no qualifications.

CarlisleEngland
Degree level or above25.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.6%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.2%5.3%
Other qualifications2.5%2.8%
No qualifications21.6%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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