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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

CA288RE

Main Street

CA287SG

Loop Road South

CA288JJ

Homewood Road

CA288PX

Main Street

CA288RQ

Church Lane

CA288RU

Patterdale Avenue

CA288SE

Ullswater Avenue

CA288YF

Falcon Place

CA288JT

The Groves

CA286DU

Lonsdale Court

CA286LJ

Aikbank Road

CA286XT

Winchester Drive

CA288JG

Homewood Drive

CA286LU

Oakbank Avenue

CA286NP

Spruce Grove

CA286TP

Ashleigh Place

CA286UL

Thornton Road

CA286XS

Winchester Drive

CA288NE

Church Hill

CA288NW

Lincoln Road

CA288YJ

Eagles Way

CA288YP

Osprey Gardens

CA288QX

Main Street

CA286SH

Bransty

CA286SU

Hillcrest Avenue

CA288RS

Muncaster Road

CA288TG

Ceda Park

CA286LY

Loop Road North

CA286SN

Heather Close

CA286TE

Ruskin Drive

CA286UF

Yew Bank Lane

CA288NP

Lincoln Road

CA288NR

Lincoln Road

CA288NT

Westmorland Road

CA288PR

Hensingham Road

CA288SU

Richmond Hill Road

CA286JG

Victoria Road

CA288LA

Rutland Avenue

CA288RF

Holly Terrace

CA286JJ

Victoria Road

CA286LG

Beech Grove

CA288PY

Main Street

CA288QF

Egremont Road

CA288QJ

Rosebank

CA288SP

Wythburn Road

CA286LF

Ash Grove

CA286TY

Greenlands Avenue

CA288RP

Muncaster Close

CA288YT

High Stile Gardens

CA286LB

Rowantree Close

CA286NN

Fern Court

CA286UJ

Thornton Road

CA288JN

Westmorland Road

CA288NX

Cambridge Road

CA288QW

Egremont Road

CA288RA

Selby Terrace

CA288RD

Winston Drive

CA288YW

Whinrigg Drive

CA288TS

Moresby Road

CA286SS

Hillcrest Avenue

CA286XD

Main Street

CA288TJ

Main Street

CA286JR

Coronation Drive

CA288RZ

Cleator Moor Road

CA288SL

Martindale Close

CA288YE

Merlin Drive

CA288YS

Harrier Court

CA286XQ

Caldbeck Road

CA288XP

Kestrel Grove

CA286JH

Rosemary Close

CA286TQ

Highfields

CA286TX

Springbank

CA286UG

Thornton Road

CA286UT

Balmoral Road

CA288SR

Richmond Hill Road

CA286JF

Victoria Road

CA286RP

The Grange

CA286UN

Granville Close

CA286UP

Thornton Road

CA286HY

Oakbank

CA288SN

Wythburn Close

CA286JZ

Rannerdale Drive

CA286RA

Laurel Court

CA286TJ

The Crest

CA288SA

Overend Road

CA288TY

Cleator Moor Road

CA288UN

Scilly Banks

CA286LA

Rannerdale Drive

CA286UH

Greenlands Close

CA288NL

Egremont Road

CA286HF

Bransty Road

CA286JT

Victoria Road

CA286LZ

Loop Road North

CA286SG

Harras Road

CA286AH

Harras Road

CA286XA

Balmoral Road

CA288JL

Homewood Road

CA286TS

Highfields

CA288SF

Ullswater Avenue

CA288UA

Horsfield Close

Data Sources

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