Typical 3-bedroom house£156kmost £127k–£198k
Houses per m²£1,928flats £1,462
Sold last year2741,708 in five years
Prices in Cumberland+3.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CA1 sold for £155,744 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £126,933 and £197,831, for about 90 m² of space. That is 16% less than the same home across Carlisle (£186,000).
274 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £99k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CA1 1 (£1,537) and the most in CA1 3 (£2,190).
Across Cumberland, prices are up 3.3% on a year ago and up 20.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £785 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £710 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £31,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.
Questions about CA1
Is CA1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 16% less than across Carlisle; prices in Cumberland are up 3.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (61% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (36.8% against 43.8%); 274 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in CA1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CA1 sold for £155,744 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £126,933 and £197,831.
Is CA1 expensive for Carlisle?
A 3-bedroom house in CA1 costs 16% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Carlisle (£186,000).
How many homes sell in CA1 each year?
274 homes sold in the last year and 1,708 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near CA1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Upperby Primary School, where 61% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.