Using CACI's Acorn postcodes, the following information gives us an insight into the likely characteristics of the people who live in Cumbria.
County and District Acorn categories (percentage of total population)
| Category |
Allerdale |
Barrow |
Carlisle |
Copeland |
Eden |
South Lakeland |
Cumbria |
| Wealthy Achievers |
34% |
11.8% |
28% |
24.5% |
54% |
41.8% |
32% |
| Urban Prosperity |
1% |
1% |
2.8% |
0.9% |
1.8% |
5% |
2.3% |
| Comfortably Off |
22.4% |
25.8% |
27.2% |
23.2% |
28.6% |
34.4% |
27.2% |
| Moderate Means |
19.8% |
44.1% |
18.2% |
18.8% |
9.9% |
9.1% |
19.5% |
| Hard Pressed |
22.8% |
17.3% |
23.3% |
31.6% |
5.7% |
9.1% |
18.6% |
| Unclassified |
0% |
0% |
0.4% |
1% |
0% |
0.6% |
0.4% |
Source: Cumbria Intelligence Observatory
The largest proportion of Cumbria's population fall into the acorn category Wealthy Achievers', with 32%. This is significantly higher than the overall proportion for the whole of the UK, which is only 25.4%. Eden has in excess of half its population in this category. It is also the district with the least proportion of 'Hard Pressed' people, with only 5.7%.
ACORN is a 'Classification Of Residential Neighbourhoods' provided by CACI Ltd. There are 56 ACORN Codes at Enumeration District level which are aggregated into 17 sub-groups and then 5 groups.
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Eden is in the North West Region of England, and has an area of 214,235 hectares. The total population estimate is 51,800, so the population density for the District is 0.23 people per hectare.
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The average house price in the District is £217,952, compared to that of Cumbria £182,574
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The average household income is £31,180, compared to the Cumbrian average of £30,193
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Housing affordability ratio is 7.0, compared to 6.0 in Cumbria
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Life expectancy in Eden is 79.4 years, compared to 78.4 in Cumbria
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The working age population in eden is 58.6% compared to 59.4 in Cumbria, 85.5% are economically active compared to 80.9% in Cumbria
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Eden is the second most secure area in England, with burglars only striking 35 times in 2008/09 – a rate of 1.52 in every 1,000 homes
For further information on Eden demographics, please see facts and figures useful links.
