Carlisle

7°CClear

• Today: 11° / 4° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:21Sunset 16:29

9h 8m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Auchencorth Moss, United Kingdom

• 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

453 reported · August 2026▲ 15% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences204
• Shoplifting57
• Public order45
• Anti-social behaviour27

108 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Carlisle Central · Cumbria

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 453 rated 4–5 ★ (427 top)
• 11 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Carlisle (0.6 km)
• 68 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£172,654 average▲ 4.1% YoY

Across Cumberland · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (3.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (3.7 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

42 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Lowther Street (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Gyms5
• Sports pitches73
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Give your unwanted toys a new home with the Big Toy Swap· 4 Nov 2026
• Christmas countdown begins for Carlisle’s Christmas Light Switch-On· 3 Nov 2026
• Businesses and community groups urged to sign up for Tour de France event· 3 Nov 2026
• Let's talk about library services in Seaton· 3 Nov 2026
• New paths completed at California Road, Carlisle public open space· 3 Nov 2026

Source: Cumberland Council

273,254 residents in Cumberland

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cumberland

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

• In a conservation area (Carlisle City Centre)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 306 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

337 applications decided

93.8% granted · 316 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Ms Julie Minns

Labour

Carlisle

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 25
• Con 8
• LD 4
• Grn 3
• Ref 1
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics7
• Pharmacies7
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens48
• Restaurants & cafés131

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,930 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

803 jobs advertised · £41,858 avg

e.g. Special Education Needs Tutor, SEND Teacher, Commercial Tyre Technician - Mobile

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

71% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 38% · Wind 30% · Gas 20% · Imports 9%

83 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

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

1 GP surgery · 5 pharmacies in CA3

• Recovery Steps Cumbria

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Carlisle:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases238 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth190 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England184 local signatures · 18,645 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills164 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings163 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Diocese of Carlisle · 0.0 km

  The Diocese of Carlisle was created in 11 April 1132 by Henry I out of part of the Diocese of Durham, although many people of Cumbric descent in the area looked to Glasgow for spiritual leadership. The first bishop wa…

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  Carlisle Cathedral · 0.0 km

  Carlisle Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in Carlisle, is a Grade I listed Anglican cathedral in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It was founded as an Augustinian prior…

• Luguvalium · 0.1 km

  Luguvalium was an ancient Roman city in northern Britain located within present-day Carlisle, Cumbria, and may have been the capital of the 4th-century province of Valentia. It was the northernmost city of the Roman E…

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  Carlisle Guildhall · 0.1 km

  Carlisle Guildhall is an historic building in Carlisle, Cumbria. It is in the city centre, on the corner of Fisher Street and Greenmarket.

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  Cumberland (unitary authority area) · 0.1 km

  Cumberland is a district and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It covers the north-western part of Cumbria, including the west of the Lake District. The city of Carlisle is the large…

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  Carlisle · 0.1 km

  Carlisle is a city located in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is the largest settlement and only city in Cumbria. In 2021, it had a population of 77,730.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)