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Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

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About

Hensingham, Hillcrest and Aikbank form a band of neighbourhoods on the eastern edge of Whitehaven in Cumberland. The area is mainly residential with a mix of terraced houses and later council estates, and local shops and a primary school serving daily needs. West Cumberland Hospital occupies a large site here and provides acute services to West Cumbria, shaping parking, bus routes and shift patterns in the neighbourhood. Community facilities include a church, a community centre and a small parade of shops, with allotments and playing fields interwoven between streets.

Local bus services link the area to Whitehaven town centre and to villages inland, and road access feeds into wider routes across Cumberland. Sports pitches, a junior football club and green lanes give space for outdoor activity; some streets still show traces of the late 19th- and early 20th-century mining and industrial past that influenced settlement patterns. Housing, community groups and public services make the neighbourhood primarily residential but with the infrastructure of a small town.

Area overview

On average Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank has moderate deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 35 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 10.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is £51,514 per year. There are 5 schools in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 2 secondary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good). Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is home to around 9,510 people, with a population density of about 1,540.5 per km2.

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
35
Deprivation level
4/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
10.4%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank Population
9,510
Population density
1,540.5 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
19.14(-48%)
Public order
4.1(-59%)
Criminal damage and arson
3.58(-60%)
Anti-social behaviour
2.31(-88%)
Other crime
2.31(-8%)
North West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
9,140
96.08%
Other White
93
0.98%
Other Asian
57
0.6%
African
45
0.47%
White and Asian (mixed)
25
0.26%
Total population: 9,513

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,316
29.01%
Level 3 (A level)
1,553
19.45%
No qualifications
1,415
17.73%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,064
13.33%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
754
9.45%
Total 16+ residents: 7,983

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,966
46.07%
Owns with a mortgage
1,524
35.72%
Other social rented
318
7.45%
Private landlord or letting agency
230
5.39%
Social rents from council
161
3.77%
Total households: 4,267

Property prices in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

Based on 156 recent sales, the median property price is £175,000 in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank area, with individual transactions ranging from £55,000 up to £460,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached37£268,000
Semi-Detached86£171,500
Terraced33£120,000

10 years median price trend in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank.

All postcodes in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

CA288RG

Main Street

CA287TN

Loop Road South

CA288JR

Suffolk Close

CA286TW

Cross Lane

CA288PQ

Sneckyeat Grove

CA286BS

Countess Road

CA286JS

Grant Drive

CA286UZ

Balmoral Road

CA288QL

Rosebank

CA286BP

The Green

CA286EA

Loop Road North

CA286JB

Victoria Road

CA286TF

Woodlands Avenue

CA288RT

Patterdale Close

CA288WZ

Parkfields Road

CA288RB

Winston Drive

CA288SQ

Glenridding Walk

CA286ST

Hillcrest Avenue

CA288JH

Homewood Road

CA288PH

Sneckyeat Road

CA288UG

Moresby Parks Road

CA286JN

Coronation Drive

CA286NA

Loop Road North

CA287SD

Loop Road South

CA288QS

Garden Villas

CA288QY

West View

CA288NH

Egremont Road

CA286SQ

Windsor Terrace

CA288QA

Main Street

CA288RW

Cleator Moor Road

CA286LE

Sycamore Close

CA286LL

Aikbank Road

CA286RB

Fern Grove

CA286SA

Holly Bank

CA288JP

Dorset Close

CA288QD

Main Street

CA288UH

Round Close Park

CA286SD

Burton High Close

CA288PF

Sneckyeat Road Industrial Estate

CA288SB

Overend Road

CA288SJ

Glenridding Walk

CA286SZ

Ruskin Drive

CA286TR

Highfields Court

CA286UX

Windsor Court

CA288RR

Muncaster Road

CA288XT

Moresby Parks Road

CA286JQ

Elizabeth Crescent

CA286UE

Beck Side

CA288PU

Ribton Moorside

CA286AQ

Ladypit Terrace

CA286XU

Chatsworth Drive

CA288TX

Cleator Moor Road

CA286HX

Marine Terrace

CA286SP

Thistle Close

CA288EA

Joe Mcbain Avenue

CA288LE

Rutland Avenue

CA288NY

Cumberland Road

CA286BY

Lonsdale Street

CA286JY

Read Drive

CA286LR

Loop Road North

CA288PD

Sneckyeat Road

CA288QU

Main Street

CA288QB

Egremont Road

CA286SY

Standings Rise

CA286UB

Jericho Road

CA288QN

Bedford Street

CA286EU

The Crescent

CA286SJ

Red Lonning Industrial Estate

CA288LH

Rutland Avenue

CA288YG

Hawk Place

CA286TU

Woodside Close

CA288XS

Moresby Parks Road

CA286HA

Bransty Road

CA286SB

Broom Bank

CA286TA

High Grove

CA286TD

Lansdowne Grove

CA286TT

Springfield Avenue

CA286XJ

Jubilee Road

CA288JW

Oxford Close

CA288LF

Rutland Avenue

CA288LQ

Rutland Avenue

CA288ND

Victoria Villas

CA288QP

Bedford Villas

CA286LW

Loop Road North

CA288QH

St Johns Court

CA288RY

Queens Close

CA288TU

Moresby Road

CA288YQ

Peregrine Close

CA286LS

Loop Road North

CA286NJ

Fern Way

CA286XR

Red Lonning

CA288NZ

Cumberland Road

CA288UJ

Scilly Banks

CA286ET

The Crescent

CA286SR

Headlands Drive

CA286UW

Thornton Road

CA286XG

Red Lonning

CA288LD

Rutland Avenue

CA288PJ

Devon Road

CA286UQ

Gill Close

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.