| Postcode | CA3 0LQ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Carlisle | 
| Nearest station | Carlisle (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | Eden Gate (N) Fair Oaks (S) Fair Oaks (N) Tribune Drive in (SE) Tribune Drive (NW) Near Boot (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 29 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Cross Close, Houghton 2 Cross Close, Houghton 3 Cross Close, Houghton 4 Cross Close, Houghton 5 Cross Close, Houghton 6 Cross Close, Houghton 7 Cross Close, Houghton 8 Cross Close, Houghton 9 Cross Close, Houghton 10 Cross Close, Houghton 11 Cross Close, Houghton 12 Cross Close, Houghton 13 Cross Close, Houghton 14 Cross Close, Houghton 15 Cross Close, Houghton 16 Cross Close, Houghton 17 Cross Close, Houghton 18 Cross Close, Houghton 19 Cross Close, Houghton 20 Cross Close, Houghton 21 Cross Close, Houghton 22 Cross Close, Houghton 24 Cross Close, Houghton | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 54.919128 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.91883 | |
| Easting | 341203 | |
| Northing | 558657 | |
| Grid reference | NY412586 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 505202 6085795 | |
| what3words | grapevine.armed.trickling | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lurk shady thickness | |
| Plus code | 9C6VW39J+MF | |
| Altitude | 24 metres (80 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:14 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:38 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 7 KMs (4.3 miles) | 
| Parish | Stanwix Rural | E04002474 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Houghton and Irthington | E05014195 | 
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland | E06000063 | 
| County | Cumbria | E10000006 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Carlisle | E14001152 | 
| MP | Ms Julie Minns | Labour | 
| Police force | Cumbria | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Cumberland | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Cumbria | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | November 2015 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Houghton (Cumberland) | E63007207 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00179293 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Carlisle 004B | E01019238 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Carlisle 004B | E01019238 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate | E02003990 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate | E02003990 | 
| Travel to work area | Carlisle | K01000010 | 
| Average property price in Carlisle | £186,745 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.9% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Cross Close, Houghton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £220,200 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2016 | £202,950 | |
| 11 Cross Close, Houghton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2024 | £250,000 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2016 | £202,950 | |
| 21 Cross Close, Houghton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2024 | £119,000 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2016 | £88,800 | |
| 22 Cross Close, Houghton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2022 | £129,500 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2016 | £119,000 | |
| 13 Cross Close, Houghton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2022 | £205,000 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2016 | £202,950 | |
| 15 Cross Close, Houghton | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2020 | £263,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Jul 2016 | £254,950 | |
| 6 Cross Close, Houghton | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2019 | £296,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Feb 2016 | £276,950 | |
| 3 Cross Close, Houghton | New build detached (freehold) | Mar 2017 | £309,950 | 
| 24 Cross Close, Houghton | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2016 | £119,000 | 
| 9 Cross Close, Houghton | New build detached (freehold) | Jul 2016 | £291,950 |