City · Cumberland

Carlisle area guide

Who lives in Carlisle, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

CarlisleCity · Cumberland

At a glance

What Carlisle is like

Carlisle is a city in Cumberland in the North West. It is home to about 81,302 people across 36,299 households. 63.3% of households own their home, 18.8% rent privately and 17% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Carlisle compares

Headline figures for Carlisle, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.7/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 39.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

7.0/ 10

Very good: 2 stations within a mile, 63 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 26 inspected schools in Carlisle.

Household incomeMore

£39,164

Average annual income before tax, higher than 9% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Carlisle differs most from the national average.

01
Well connectedPositive
2 stations within a mile and 63 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.
02
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

Carlisle FAQs

Is Carlisle a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.7 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 39.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10 (very good).

Is Carlisle safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around Carlisle, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in Carlisle?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.1% of residents. 63.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (39%).

Which council covers Carlisle?

The local authority for Carlisle is Cumberland.

Carlisle comes under Cumberland in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is Carlisle?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 63 bus stops within 800m and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Station Entrance, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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