Brookside Place, Carlisle, CA2 7JW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CA2 7JW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.2%	51.6%	-0.6%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	47.8%	48.4%	0.6%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 CA2 7JW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.1% 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	45.7%	46.1%	0.4%	37.9%	8.2%
Married: Opposite sex	35.2%	30.6%	-4.6%	44.2%	-13.6%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.5%	3.9%	1.4%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	10.6%	15%	4.4%	9.1%	5.9%
Widowed	5.5%	4.4%	-1.1%	6.1%	-1.7%

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	39.3%	40.8%	1.5%	48.4%	-7.6%
Good health	42.9%	36.8%	-6.1%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	13%	16%	3.0%	12.7%	3.3%
Bad health	4%	3.6%	-0.4%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.8%	2.8%	2.0%	1.2%	1.6%

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	22.1%	26.7%	4.6%	18.2%	8.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.6%	11.7%	-4.9%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.6%	11.2%	-0.4%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	7%	6.3%	-0.7%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.6%	13.1%	-1.5%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	21.6%	25.2%	3.6%	33.8%	-8.6%
Other	6.5%	5.8%	-0.7%	2.8%	3.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 90% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.8%	2.4%	1.6%	0.7%	1.7%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	4.5%	3.2%	-1.3%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.5%	-2.5%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
White	89.9%	90%	0.1%	81.4%	8.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Arab	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.2% 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	85.4%	85.2%	-0.2%	83.2%	2.0%
European Union	5.3%	7.2%	1.9%	6.1%	1.1%
Africa	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.1%
Middle East and Asia	6.1%	4.8%	-1.3%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	1.3%	-0.1%
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	85.4%	85.5%	0.1%	83.2%	2.3%
10+ Years	2%	12%	10.0%	9.8%	2.2%
5-10 Years	5.7%	0.8%	-4.9%	2.9%	-2.1%
2-5 Years	4.9%	0.8%	-4.1%	2.2%	-1.4%
Less than 2 years	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58%	76.7%	-18.7%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Poland	3.2%	1.3%	1.9%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	32%	13.5%	18.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.8%	37.2%	6.6%
Christian	50.6%	46.2%	4.4%
Muslim	1.2%	6.5%	-5.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Brookside Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brookside Place was 88.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.5% lower than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brookside Place has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle and the 211th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -54.6%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,400

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CA2 7JW, 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Brookside Place are based on 11 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 Brookside Place, Carlisle, CA2 7JW

Estimated Average Property Prices for CA2 7JW

Average Price
£106,218

Semi-Detached
£106,218

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brookside Place

Average Price
£98,511

Semi-Detached
£98,511

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brookside PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21 Brookside Place, Carlisle, Cumbria Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£74,000	2020-11-20	£91,883
18 Brookside Place, Carlisle, Cumbria Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£88,500	2020-09-08	£111,817
18 Brookside Place, Carlisle, Cumbria Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£80,000	2017-04-03	£108,990
21 Brookside Place, Carlisle, Cumbria Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£64,000	2014-12-17	£91,952
15 Brookside Place, Carlisle, Cumbria Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£70,000	2014-05-02	£100,841

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CA2 7JW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	88
Retired	33
Part-Time Employee	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Looking after home or family	9
Other	9
Unemployed	9
Self-Employed	8
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Manufacturing	18
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Education	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	6
Transport and storage	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newtown Primary School Newtown Road , CA2 7LW	- not rated	215 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School Strathclyde Avenue , CA2 7DS	3out of 4	397 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caldew Lea School Ashley Street , CA2 7BE	- not rated	675 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belle Vue Primary School Beaver Road , CA2 7PT	3out of 4	1,075 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Newlaithes Junior School Langrigg Road , CA2 6DX	3out of 4	1,358 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richard Rose Morton Academy Wigton Road , CA2 6LB	3out of 4	1,694 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Strand Road , CA1 1JB	3out of 4	2,109 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richard Rose Central Academy Victoria Place , CA1 1LY	3out of 4	2,654 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John Henry Newman Catholic School Scalegate Road , CA2 4NL	2out of 4	4,798 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Cumbria Paternoster Row , CA3 8TB	- not rated	1,521 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School
Austin Friars Etterby Scaur , CA3 9PB	- not rated	1,801 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Carlisle 7 Victoria Place , CA1 1EJ	- not rated	2,066 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gillford Centre Upperby Road , CA2 4JE	3out of 4	3,359 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
James Rennie School California Road , Kingstown CA3 0BU	4out of 4	3,990 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
Costa	Cumberland Infirmary, Newtown Road	411 yd
Energi Trampoline Park Carlisle	Unit 2, Millrace Road	796 yd
The Viceroy	Unit 6, Linton House, Shaddongate	1,032 yd
Bobbin Coffee Shop	Linton Tweeds Ltd, Shaddon Mil, Shaddongate	1,046 yd
Fuelled by Katie	Unit 1 Site 18, Willowholme Industrial Estate, Willowholme Road	1,051 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Frying Dutchmann Ltd	153 Newtown Road	153 yd
Golden City Chinese Takeaway	Golden City Chinese Takeaway, 141 Raffles Avenue	221 yd
Lucky Chop Suey House	Lucky Chop Suey House, 49 Newtown Road	310 yd
Thai Thai Takeaway Carlisle	Bamboo Garden Chinese Takeaway, 203 Newtown Road	384 yd
The Fryery	Middleham Butchers, 23 Newtown Road	389 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spar Store	63-69 Newtown Road	222 yd
One Stop Stores Limited	225-227 Newtown Road	453 yd
Morrisons Daily	Mccolls, 17 Shady Grove Road	678 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, Church Street	896 yd
Farmfoods	44a Shaddongate	996 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Heysham Park / Beckfield (Closed) Creighton Avenue	grass pitches	195 yd
Newtown School NEWTOWN ROAD	grass pitches	309 yd
St Bedes Roman Catholic Primary School STRATHCLYDE AVENUE	grass pitches	413 yd
Creighton Rugby Football Club (Closed) Caxton Road	grass pitches	595 yd
Willowholme WILLOW HOLME ROAD	grass pitches	884 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	64.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	115 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CA2 7JW