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Currock & Upperby: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Currock & Upperby neighbourhood of Cumberland, England (ONS area Carlisle 012). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes CA1, CA2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CA2 4PS.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, changing little against Cumberland

Currock & Upperby is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against Cumberland (signals are mixed: 5 rising and 3 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £138,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Cumberland (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Carlisle, is about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£138,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.07; 5 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£33,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Currock & Upperby sits in Cumberland

  • Typical house price: 12th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland
  • Average household income: the lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Currock & Upperby

House prices: Currock & Upperby against Cumberland: This neighbourhood £35k (1995) to £150k (2026); Cumberland £43k (1995) to £180k (2026).£54k£161k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£150kCumberland£180k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Cumberland, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cumberland, 3 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Recorded crime
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Schools improving
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Carlisle Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express and ScotRail to Glasgow Central (71 to 88 min); Northern to Whitehaven (about 69 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle 170 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Inadequate in 2 (Oct 2024). Special measures.
  • Nearest state secondary school St John Henry Newman Catholic School 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Currock & Upperby

What is the typical house price in Currock & Upperby?

£138,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

How does Currock & Upperby compare with the rest of Cumberland?

Typical house price: 12th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland. Average household income: the lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland.

Is Currock & Upperby an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Currock & Upperby gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 5 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Currock & Upperby?

Carlisle. Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express and ScotRail to Glasgow Central (71 to 88 min); Northern to Whitehaven (about 69 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Currock & Upperby?

Nearest state primary school. St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle. 170 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Inadequate in 2 (Oct 2024). Special measures. Nearest state secondary school. St John Henry Newman Catholic School. 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.