Carlisle mobile coverage Three strongest indoors, 98% vs Vodafone 88% CA postcode area
No network wins Carlisle on overall coverage: all four are within 2 points, but indoors Three reaches 98% of sampled addresses and Vodafone 88%.
Carlisle as a whole
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 617 addresses in 51 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Carlisle
Where the networks split most
- CA6 Brampton, Irthington, Scaleby: indoors Three 95%, Vodafone 32%.
- CA7 Bothel, Wigton, Thursby: indoors Three 95%, O2 65%.
- CA5 Dalston, Thursby, Orton: indoors EE 100%, O2 88%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor |
|---|---|
| EE | 38% in CA6 Brampton; 100% in 4 districts |
| O2 | 43% in CA6 Brampton; 100% in 3 districts |
| Vodafone | 32% in CA6 Brampton; 100% in 3 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 2 districts nearest the middle (CA1 Harraby, CA2 Beaumont) against the 2 furthest out (CA7 Bothel, CA9 Kirkoswald):
- O2 indoors: 100% in the middle, 76% at the edges.
- Vodafone indoors: 100% in the middle, 78% at the edges.
- EE indoors: 100% in the middle, 84% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA1 | Harraby, Wetheral, St Cuthbert Without | 100% on all four | 104 |
| CA2 | Beaumont, Cummersdale, St Cuthbert Without | 100% on all four | 110 |
| CA3 | Stanwix, Kingmoor, Belah | 100% on all four | 119 |
| CA4 | Hayton, Hesket, Dalston | Vodafone 39%; EE 83% | 18 small sample |
| CA5 | Dalston, Thursby, Orton | O2 88%; EE 100% | 41 |
| CA6 | Brampton, Irthington, Scaleby | Vodafone 32%; Three 95% | 37 |
| CA7 | Bothel, Wigton, Thursby | O2 65%; Three 95% | 93 |
| CA8 | Hayton, Brampton, Haltwhistle | EE and Vodafone 93%; Three 100% | 44 |
| CA9 | Kirkoswald, Alston Moor, Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh | Vodafone 94%; Three 98% | 51 |
Marked small sample: under 30 addresses sampled. Listed, but left out of the comparisons above.
Guide: Best Mobile Network in Carlisle (2026): CA1 to CA9 Compared
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