CASTLEGATE, CA11 7JB House Prices & Local Information

CA11 7JB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Castlegate, 0.5km from Sandgates in Penrith. Administratively it sits within Penrith South ward and the Penrith and The Border constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CA11 7JB is an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. By day, the area transitions to a town fringe countryside character: mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. An average age of 41 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 36% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 90 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £139k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area.

Census 2021 statistics for CA11 7JB are sourced from Output Area E00097708 (shared with 16 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.