Living in Carlisle

Carlisle is a city in North West (England), United Kingdom, home to 108,274 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are students (top 2%, #6 of 354), low-income households (top 3%, #11 of 387), digital natives (top 7%, #25 of 368).

Residents108,274

Density104 per km²

Area1,039.7 km²

Hub airport81 km (Newcastle International)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km108,300 people

Sea coast9 km

Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)

Terrain around itabout 50 m, height range 170 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to London421 km

Within 10 km108,274 people

Winter daylight7 h 11 min, sunset 15:46

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Good to know about Carlisle

The Irish Sea is 9 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 7 h 11 min and sets around 15:46; in late June it sets around 21:54.

How Carlisle ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in United Kingdom. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

Profile	Score	In United Kingdom	In North West (England)
Young family	44	#276 of 378	#22 of 39	Map
Low-income household	82	#11 of 387	#1 of 39	Map
Low-income family	61	#104 of 378	#16 of 39	Map
Single parent	58	#147 of 378	#18 of 39	Map
Pensioner couple	49	#306 of 378	#22 of 39	Map
Single pensioner	47	#270 of 378	#18 of 39	Map
Early retiree	60	#204 of 387	#13 of 39	Map
Single professional	65	#77 of 368	#10 of 37	Map
Young professional	67	#84 of 367	#10 of 36	Map
DINKS	66	#80 of 362	#9 of 36	Map
Remote worker	70	#59 of 387	#12 of 39	Map
Commuter	76	#112 of 368	#13 of 37	Map
Car-free household	67	#229 of 361	#24 of 36	Map
Student	85	#6 of 354	#1 of 35	Map
First-home buyer	76	#28 of 378	#5 of 39	Map
Budget-constrained mover	70	#35 of 388	#5 of 39	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	57	#157 of 363	#16 of 36	Map
Expat professional	57	#138 of 387	#12 of 39	Map
Healthcare-first mover	28	#276 of 378	#17 of 39	Map
Nature-focused household	67	#120 of 388	#6 of 39	Map
Cross-border commuter		not ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side	–	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	60	#44 of 388	#6 of 39	Map
Rural value seeker	65	#55 of 388	#6 of 39	Map
High-net-worth mover	40	#289 of 388	#21 of 39	Map
Lottery winner	64	#78 of 388	#9 of 39	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	76	#118 of 388	#7 of 39	Map
Coastal living	74	#46 of 209	#6 of 32	Map
Business owner	53	#236 of 388	#18 of 39	Map
Digital native	69	#25 of 368	#6 of 37	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)96
Affordability95
Sea or lake shore88
Green space86
Lifestyle and amenities86
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)85
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)84
Mobility and connectivity67
Jobs and economy62
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)59
Safety and community50
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)48
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)39
Foundation37
Taxes and wealth32
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)21
Health and elderly21
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)18
Education and family16
Flat land (terrain relief)14
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)13
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
National border nearby (straight line)0
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Crypto hub within commuting distance0
Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.