The Crescent, Carlisle, CA1 1QN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CA1 1QN is primarily male, with 56.9% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	39.5%	43.1%	3.6%	51.0%	-7.9%
Male	60.5%	56.9%	-3.6%	49.0%	7.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CA1 1QN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	64.8%	65.9%	1.1%	37.9%	28.0%
Married: Opposite sex	17.8%	16.4%	-1.4%	44.2%	-27.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	11%	11.7%	0.7%	9.1%	2.6%
Widowed	3.7%	2.2%	-1.5%	6.1%	-3.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	37.3%	50.2%	12.9%	48.4%	1.8%
Good health	40.8%	27.7%	-13.1%	33.6%	-5.9%
Fair health	13.7%	17%	3.3%	12.7%	4.3%
Bad health	5.6%	4.6%	-1.0%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	2.6%	0.6%	-2.0%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.1%	14.3%	-0.8%	18.2%	-3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	12.4%	-0.8%	9.6%	2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.7%	12.4%	3.7%	13.4%	-1.0%
Apprenticeship	5%	5.4%	0.4%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	22.4%	14.3%	-8.1%	16.9%	-2.6%
Degree or Similar	25.1%	38.5%	13.4%	33.8%	4.7%
Other	10.5%	2.5%	-8.0%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.8% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	2.6%	0.6%	-2.0%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	1.7%	2.4%	0.7%	2.7%	-0.3%
Other Asian	3%	3%	0.0%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and African	2.1%	0.9%	-1.2%	0.4%	0.5%
White	88.8%	85.8%	-3.0%	81.4%	4.4%
Roma	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.1%	81%	-3.1%	83.2%	-2.2%
European Union	7.3%	11.4%	4.1%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.6%	5.1%	-0.5%	5.6%	-0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.3%	81.5%	-1.8%	83.2%	-1.7%
10+ Years	4.7%	6.4%	1.7%	9.8%	-3.4%
5-10 Years	3%	5.2%	2.2%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	4.7%	4.2%	-0.5%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	4.3%	2.7%	-1.6%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65%	76.7%	-11.7%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	19.2%	13.5%	5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.1%	37.2%	6.9%
Christian	37.8%	46.2%	-8.4%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	8.1%	6.5%	1.6%
Other religion	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is The Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Crescent was 1957.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 2374.9% higher than the Botcherby average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Crescent has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Botcherby and the highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 968.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,200

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in CA1 1QN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Crescent are based on 32 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Cumberland.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for The Crescent, Carlisle, CA1 1QN

Estimated Average Property Prices for CA1 1QN

Average Price
£275,791

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£324,904

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£177,566

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Crescent

Average Price
£187,067

Semi-Detached
£143,490

Terraced
£353,633

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£277,088

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 The Crescent, Carlisle, Cumberland Other, an established residential building	£175,000	2022-11-16	£176,369
Eden House, 2 The Crescent, Carlisle, Cumbria Terraced, an established residential building	£295,000	2022-02-07	£332,813
Eden House, 2 The Crescent, Carlisle, Cumbria Other, an established residential building	£240,000	2018-09-28	£277,088
1 The Crescent, Carlisle, Cumbria Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2018-07-10	£310,949
1 The Crescent, Carlisle, Cumbria Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2007-09-27	£402,003

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CA1 1QN

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	129
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	28
Retired	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Unemployed	21
Other	19
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	38
Human health and social work activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Administrative and support service activities	13
Other	11
Education	8
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Information and communication	1
Construction	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brook Street Primary School Edward Street , CA1 2JB	3out of 4	935 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Norman Street Primary School Norman Street , CA1 2BQ	3out of 4	1,021 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Ferguson Primary School East Dale Street , Denton Holme CA2 5LA	3out of 4	1,039 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caldew Lea School Ashley Street , CA2 7BE	- not rated	1,248 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) Harold Street , Currock CA2 4HG	3out of 4	1,517 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity School Strand Road , CA1 1JB	3out of 4	547 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richard Rose Central Academy Victoria Place , CA1 1LY	3out of 4	837 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John Henry Newman Catholic School Scalegate Road , CA2 4NL	2out of 4	2,932 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Rose Morton Academy Wigton Road , CA2 6LB	3out of 4	3,027 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Progress Schools - Carlisle 7 Victoria Place , CA1 1EJ	- not rated	357 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Cumbria Paternoster Row , CA3 8TB	- not rated	531 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School
Gillford Centre Upperby Road , CA2 4JE	3out of 4	2,082 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Austin Friars Etterby Scaur , CA3 9PB	- not rated	2,123 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
James Rennie School California Road , Kingstown CA3 0BU	4out of 4	3,963 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nando's	Nandos Restaurant, 2-4 Warwick Road	4 yd
Penny Blue	Penny Blue, 20-34 Warwick Road	37 yd
La Mezzaluna	La Mezzaluna, 6 The Crescent	43 yd
Royal Outpost	11 Warwick Road	71 yd
Stanley's Bar and Restaurant Ltd	6a Lowther Street	72 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crescent Bar	Ground Floor, 1 The Crescent	4 yd
Lux Lounge Bar	7-9 Warwick Road	61 yd
Caledonian	Caledonian, 17 Botchergate	72 yd
Bar Solo	Bar Solo, 1 Botchergate	72 yd
Yellowjacket	46 Warwick Road	75 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Base Express	Pizza Base, 8 The Crescent	43 yd
Warwick Fish & Chips	3 Warwick Road	60 yd
The Little Chippy	The Little Chippy, 5 Botchergate	72 yd
Top Stop Takeaway	3 Botchergate	73 yd
Happy Kitchen	Flat, 16 Crosby Street	107 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Stores Ltd, Victoria Viaduct	226 yd
Madinah Mini Market	131 Botchergate	408 yd
Carlisle Asian Superstore Ltd	155 Botchergate	483 yd
Safari Continental Shop	Botchergate Op Shop,, 157-159 Botchergate	492 yd
Lidl UK	Unit A, Madford Retail Park, Charlotte Street	529 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bodytek Fitness BODYTEK FITNESS CENTRE BODYTEK FITNESS CENTRE ENGLISH DAMSIDE	health and fitness suite	293 yd
The Pools Swimming & Health Centre JAMES STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	329 yd
Crown & Mitre Hotel ENGLISH STREET	swimming pool	406 yd
The Brickhouse (Closed)	health and fitness suite	424 yd
Carlisle College VICTORIA PLACE		488 yd
Cumbria Indoor Bowls Club VIADUCT ESTATE ROAD	indoor bowls	650 yd
2Xl (Closed) London Road	health and fitness suite	665 yd
University Of Cumbria Sports Centre (Fusehill Campus) FUSEHILL STREET	health and fitness suite	696 yd
Trinity Leisure Centre STRAND ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	742 yd
Richard Rose Central Academy VICTORIA PLACE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	745 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CA1 1QN