Property prices

Average property prices for July - September 2008

	Average for Longtown	England & Wales average
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All	£ 181,622 (4)	£222,220 (126,633)
Detached	£ 181,622 (4)	£344,550 (27,503)
Semi-detached	too few sales	£191,438 (35,850)
Terraced	too few sales	£174,598 (38,354)
Flat	too few sales	£204,793 (24,926)

Council

Contact the council

Your district council is Carlisle City Council

Address	Civic Centre Carlisle CA3 8QG
Switchboard number	01228 817000
Fax	01228 817048
Website	District council’s website

Your county council is Cumbria County Council

Address	The Courts Carlisle CA3 8NA
Switchboard number	01228 606060
Fax	01228 606327
Website	County council's website

If you’ve a specific question for your council, here are the contact details for key departments for both councils.

Council performance

Your location is represented by a two-tier system of councils with responsibility for delivering services divided between a county and district council. Your district council is Carlisle City Council. Your county council is Cumbria County Council.

Performance summary

Performance indicators measure both the district and county councils’ efficiency across key services and enable you to see how well the councils are delivering services to the community.

	Carlisle City Council	Cumbria County Council	English average
* Doubts expressed about arrangements for producing the information. ** Authorities have not supplied base data. A blank space means the indicator was not provided by the local authority or is not applicable.
% of new homes built on previously developed land	55.48	N/A	69.99
% of Council Tax collected	97	N/A	96.87
% of resident population served by kerbside collection of recyclables	90	N/A	86.22
Road accidents where a pedestrian was killed or seriously injured per 100,000 population	N/S	15.56	18.57

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Council tax

About the data

The average council tax charges for April 2009 - March 2010 are listed below, based on a household of two adults. The tax bands are based on the value of your property in 1991.

The average council tax per household in Carlisle council is £1107.25.

Tax band	Carlisle	English Average
Band A	£1,020.07	£959.21
Band B	£1,190.08	£1,119.07
Band C	£1,360.09	£1,278.94
Band D	£1,530.10	£1,438.81
Band E	£1,870.12	£1,758.55
Band F	£2,210.14	£2,078.28
Band G	£2,550.17	£2,398.02
Band H	£3,060.20	£2,877.62

Schools

Nearest primary schools

	Miles	Age	LEA	Eng (%)	Math (%)	Sci (%)	KS2 APS	KS2 VA
National average				80%	77%	88%	27.9
Longtown Primary School	0.23 miles	3-11	Cumbria	65%	57%	74%	25.6	98.4
Blackford CofE Primary School	3.81 miles	4-11	Cumbria	Small school. Less that 11 pupils taking tests
Fir Ends Primary School	4.08 miles	3-11	Cumbria	Small school. Less that 11 pupils taking tests
Rockcliffe CofE School	4.56 miles	3-11	Cumbria	67%	67%	83%	26.5	98.8
Shankhill CofE Primary School	5.84 miles	4-11	Cumbria	Small school. Less that 11 pupils taking tests
Based on results for tests taken in June 2007. APS: Average Point Score; VA: Value Added LEA: Local Education Authority;

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Nearest secondary schools

	Miles	Age	LEA	Pupils at end KS4	GCSE Results	CVA	APS
National average					47%		378
Lochinvar School	0.23 miles	11-16	Cumbria	34	24%	997.9	279.1
Austin Friars St Monica's *	6.99 miles	11-19	Cumbria	57	93%	0	482.9
Trinity School	7.79 miles	11-18	Cumbria	288	49%	991.6	356.1
Newman Catholic School	7.82 miles	11-18	Cumbria	107	27%	977.9	280.6
St Aidan's County High School Specialist Sports College	7.95 miles	11-18	Cumbria	300	32%	967.9	304.9
Based on results for tests taken in June 2006. CVA: Contextual Value Added; APS: Average Point Score LEA: Local Education Authority;

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Nearest sixth forms

	Miles	Age	LEA	Students 16-18	No. in exams	A-level points
National average						731
Austin Friars St Monica's *	6.99 miles	11-19	Cumbria	64	37	966.9
Trinity School	7.79 miles	11-18	Cumbria	380	167	751.6
Newman Catholic School	7.82 miles	11-18	Cumbria	77	25	734.5
Carlisle College	7.84 miles	16-99	Cumbria	962	88	530.8
St Aidan's County High School Specialist Sports College	7.95 miles	11-18	Cumbria	165	61	673.3
Based on results for tests taken in June 2007.

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* Denotes an independent school. Schools data supplied by Good Schools Guide. Performance results supplied by DCSF, based on tests taken in June 2007.

Representatives

Councillors

Due to your council election held on May 5th, we're currently not able to provide details of your elected councillors.

We’ll bring you results of the election as soon we can.

Councillors - County council

We’re currently unable to match Longtown to a specific electoral division for your County council.

Please click here to see a list of all councillors and electoral divisions in Cumbria County Council.

Member of Parliament (MP)

Your constituency is Penrith and The Border.

Your MP is Rt Hon David Maclean (Conservative).

› Contact details

Members of the European Parliament (MEP)

Your MEP constituency is North West.

Your MEPs are:

Den Dover	Conservative
Rt Hon Sir Robert Atkins	Conservative
David Sumberg	Conservative
Gary Titley	Labour
Arlene McCarthy	Labour
Brian Simpson	Labour
Chris Davies	Liberal Democrat
Sajjad Karim	Conservative
John Whittaker	UKIP