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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 34 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
34
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
18.72(-50%)
Public order
4(-61%)
Criminal damage and arson
3.79(-58%)
Other theft
3.15(-52%)
Anti-social behaviour
1.68(-91%)
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 153 recent sales, the median property price is £175,000 in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank area, with individual transactions ranging from £55,000 up to £502,000.

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
Terraced32£125,000
Detached38£267,359
Semi-Detached83£170,000

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

CA286JZ

Rannerdale Drive

CA286ET

The Crescent

CA287TW

Loop Road South

CA288NW

Lincoln Road

CA286TY

Greenlands Avenue

CA288PB

Cambridge Road

CA288JH

Homewood Road

CA286TE

Ruskin Drive

CA288RZ

Cleator Moor Road

CA286XJ

Jubilee Road

CA286XA

Balmoral Road

CA288QZ

Main Street

CA288NQ

Egremont Road

CA286HF

Bransty Road

CA288RU

Patterdale Avenue

CA288QA

Main Street

CA288SR

Richmond Hill Road

CA286HY

Oakbank

CA286NA

Loop Road North

CA286NJ

Fern Way

CA288JG

Homewood Drive

CA288TU

Moresby Road

CA288UH

Round Close Park

CA288NX

Cambridge Road

CA288PR

Hensingham Road

CA286LT

Loop Road North

CA286XS

Winchester Drive

CA288YF

Falcon Place

CA286XD

Main Street

CA286TD

Lansdowne Grove

CA286UX

Windsor Court

CA286SD

Burton High Close

CA286AH

Harras Road

CA286UR

Thornton Road

CA288YD

Joe Mcbain Avenue

CA286EA

Loop Road North

CA286TL

Sea View Drive

CA286UU

Windsor Court

CA286TT

Springfield Avenue

CA288NL

Egremont Road

CA286UD

Springfield Grove

CA288SL

Martindale Close

CA286XT

Winchester Drive

CA288YW

Whinrigg Drive

CA286UJ

Thornton Road

CA286JB

Victoria Road

CA288LH

Rutland Avenue

CA288PQ

Sneckyeat Grove

CA286JQ

Elizabeth Crescent

CA286UE

Beck Side

CA288YG

Hawk Place

CA288SF

Ullswater Avenue

CA286LR

Loop Road North

CA286UZ

Balmoral Road

CA286SN

Heather Close

CA286SZ

Ruskin Drive

CA288ND

Victoria Villas

CA286HA

Bransty Road

CA288UA

Horsfield Close

CA288TY

Cleator Moor Road

CA288SD

Overend Road

CA288LQ

Rutland Avenue

CA288SS

Richmond Hill Road

CA288EA

Joe Mcbain Avenue

CA286UF

Yew Bank Lane

CA286UN

Granville Close

CA288NN

Egremont Road

CA288QG

Mariners Way

CA286SP

Thistle Close

CA286SX

Standings Rise

CA286LB

Rowantree Close

CA287SG

Loop Road South

CA288RP

Muncaster Close

CA286SB

Broom Bank

CA286JF

Victoria Road

CA288RR

Muncaster Road

CA288JJ

Homewood Road

CA286TQ

Highfields

CA286TF

Woodlands Avenue

CA288UD

Moresby Parks Road

CA286UH

Greenlands Close

CA286SH

Bransty

CA288XT

Moresby Parks Road

CA288TG

Ceda Park

CA288NE

Church Hill

CA288PX

Main Street

CA288UJ

Scilly Banks

CA288JN

Westmorland Road

CA286JU

Victoria Road

CA288QN

Bedford Street

CA288QR

Egremont Road

CA288PS

Hensingham Road

CA287TN

Loop Road South

CA288LD

Rutland Avenue

CA286LW

Loop Road North

CA286UT

Balmoral Road

CA288PG

Sneckyeat Road

CA286SL

Juniper Grove

CA286JG

Victoria Road

CA288QJ

Rosebank

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.