Caldbeck
Caldbeck is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of around 311. There is 1 bus stop and 1 restaurant or café. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Caldbeck area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cumberland area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025).
- Council
- Cumberland
- County
- Cumbria
- Constituency
- Penrith and The Border
- Police force
- Cumbria
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 135th of 294 English council areas — better than 54% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 70% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
6°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 3° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:19Sunset 16:32
9h 13m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 4.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
1 reported · August 2026
- Vehicle crime1
Neighbourhood team: Wigton, Silloth and Aspatria · Cumbria
Local policing priorities
- Reports of speeding in and around Allonby, Prospect, Aspatria, and Silloth.
- Drug Dealing in Silloth
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
388 reported road collisions (2025)
115 killed or seriously injured · 480 casualties · 14.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
3 food businesses within 2 miles
- 2 rated 4–5 ★ (2 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dalston (Cumbria) (11.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£172,654 average▲ 4.1% YoY
Across Cumberland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£681 average monthly rent▲ 7% YoY
- 1 bed £508
- 2 bed £643
- 3 bed £785
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
4.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 4.2 times median annual pay (4.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
4,147 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Christmas markets bring festive shopping to Cumberland· 2 Nov 2026
- Have your say and help shape the future of the Solway Coast· 2 Nov 2026
- Ullock Bridge improvements rescheduled to minimise disruption for local community· 2 Nov 2026
- Operation Impact: Town by town, council teams take action across Cumberland· 2 Nov 2026
- Commemorating Remembrance in Cumberland 2026· 2 Nov 2026
Source: Cumberland Council
Population
273,254 residents in Cumberland
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,516
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,851
- Net moves+2,665
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 98 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
10% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,511 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (46% of 138,550)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
180 schools · 39,292 pupils
145 primary · 19 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 64 of 72 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
172 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Keswick SchoolOutstanding
- Caldew SchoolGood
- Energy Coast UTCGood
- Millom SchoolGood
- St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolGood
- The Nelson Thomlinson SchoolGood
- The Whitehaven AcademyGood
- Workington AcademyGood
- St Josephs Catholic High School, WorkingtonRequires improvement
- Beacon Hill Community School
- Cockermouth School
- Netherhall School
- Richard Rose Central Academy
- Richard Rose Morton Academy
- Solway Community School
- St Benedict's Catholic High School
- Trinity School
- West Lakes Academy
- William Howard School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cumberland
Care & health services
256 CQC-registered services
- Care homes78
- GP practices29
- Dentists54
- Homecare agencies61
- Hospitals & hospices14
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cumberland
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Caldbeck)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
337 applications decided
93.8% granted · 316 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Markus Campbell-Savours
Labour
Penrith and Solway
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 25
- Con 8
- LD 4
- Grn 3
- Ref 1
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,930 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £42,614 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver, Commercial Manager, Van Delivery Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£800 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,684 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
51% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 24,300 certificates
13% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
77% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 48% · Wind 25% · Imports 13% · Gas 11%
48 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.2 yrs women · 78.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 60.1 women · 59 men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in CA7
- Caldbeck Surgery
- The Croft Surgery
- Silloth Group Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penrith and Solway:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks309 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills254 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately196 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK152 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth151 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
St Kentigern's Church, Caldbeck · 0.1 kmSt Kentigern's Church,, is in the village of Caldbeck, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recor…
Whelpo · 1.6 kmWhelpo is a hamlet in the civil parish of Caldbeck, in the Cumberland unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is about one mile west of the village of Caldbeck. It can be accessed by t…
Hesket Newmarket · 1.9 kmHesket Newmarket is a small village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. It is on the opposite side of Skiddaw to Keswick within the Lake District National Park.
Caldbeck · 2.1 kmCaldbeck is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland, it is situated within the Lake District National Park. Part of the parish lies within the Skiddaw Group SSSI. The village had…
Faulds Brow · 2.7 kmFaulds Brow is a small rise in the English Lake District, northwest of the village of Caldbeck in Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. but its summit, at 344 met…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Caldbeck?
- Caldbeck is a town in Cumbria, England, in the Cumberland local authority.
- What is the population of Caldbeck?
- Caldbeck has an approximate settlement population of 311.
- How deprived is Caldbeck?
- The Cumberland local authority, which includes Caldbeck, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.