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Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle

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About

Whitehaven Harbour sits on the west Cumbrian coast with a network of quays and basins that grew up in the 17th and 18th centuries to serve the town’s coal trade. The town centre is arranged around the harbour in a planned street layout that dates from that period, so roads run outwards from the waterfront rather than following a later, organic pattern. The Beacon Museum and other waterfront buildings record maritime and industrial history while fishing boats and leisure craft share the quays on most days.

Corkickle lies just to the east and above the harbour and includes Corkickle railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, giving local rail access along the coastal corridor. The area mixes terraces and low-rise housing with pockets of light industry and offers direct pedestrian routes down to the harbour front. Local lanes and shore paths provide short walks along the coast and views back across the inner harbour, making Corkickle a practical link between Whitehaven’s residential areas and its working waterfront.

Area overview

On average Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 141 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 25.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle is £39,319 per year. There are 5 schools in Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle: 5 primary (0 Outstanding and 5 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle is home to around 5,186 people, with a population density of about 2,305.5 per km2.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
141
Deprivation level
8/10
Income level
3/10
Social housing
25.6%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle Population
5,186
Population density
2,305.5 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
78.67(+111%)
Anti-social behaviour
22.75(+27%)
Public order
19.09(+88%)
Criminal damage and arson
16(+78%)
Other theft
9.45(+43%)
North West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
4,909
94.62%
Other White
77
1.48%
African
29
0.56%
Chinese
22
0.42%
Indian
21
0.4%
Total population: 5,188

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
1,204
26.74%
No qualifications
1,020
22.65%
Level 3 (A level)
778
17.28%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
579
12.86%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
457
10.15%
Total 16+ residents: 4,503

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
898
33.11%
Owns with a mortgage
670
24.71%
Other social rented
477
17.59%
Private landlord or letting agency
387
14.27%
Social rents from council
164
6.05%
Total households: 2,712

Property prices in Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle

Based on 79 recent sales, the median property price is £155,000 in Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle area, with individual transactions ranging from £30,000 up to £495,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle 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 Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Terraced21£142,350
Flats25£90,250
Detached7£242,500
Semi-Detached26£213,500

10 years median price trend in Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle.

All postcodes in Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle

CA287HZ

James Street

CA280SG

Market Place

CA287QS

Mill Street

CA286BT

Brayton Terrace

CA288AD

Foxhouses Road

CA287AH

Lowther Street

CA287UB

Tower Hill

CA287JE

Market Place

CA287RT

Park Drive

CA288AF

Foxhouses Road

CA287NW

Duke Street

CA287RE

Castle Mews

CA287PY

High Street

CA287EU

Duke Street

CA280SH

Market Place

CA280SL

Market Place

CA287QF

Queen Street

CA287PZ

High Street

CA286AG

Park View

CA287LE

King Street

CA286AA

Albert Terrace

CA287DY

New Street

CA286AB

Victoria Road

CA287UQ

Leathwaite

CA288GP

Garlieston Mews

CA280EA

Kells and Sandwith

CA286DD

Commodore Street

CA287SL

Hilary Mews

CA287HF

Wellington Row

CA287PH

George Street

CA280SZ

Market Place

CA287PR

Peter Street

CA287UD

Tower Hill

CA280TG

Market Place

CA287QT

Catherine Street

CA287BL

Kells and Sandwith

CA286AX

Bransty

CA280SR

Market Place

CA280SU

Market Place

CA286DA

Lonsdale Street

CA280TA

Market Place

CA287RY

Park Drive

CA287EZ

George Street

CA287EE

College Street

CA287BX

Cross Street

CA287NA

Swingpump Lane

CA280SF

Market Place

CA280ST

Market Place

CA287PS

High Street

CA287NT

Albert Square

CA286EN

Beatty Close

CA286DL

New Road

CA280ED

Kells and Sandwith

CA288BJ

Garlieston Court

CA287HH

Mosswell Terrace

CA288AT

Calder Avenue

CA287AQ

Kells and Sandwith

CA287EW

Duke Street

CA287EB

Church Street

CA288AH

Esk Avenue

CA287UZ

Tangier Street

CA286EJ

South View Road

CA287TD

Coach Road

CA287DN

Kells and Sandwith

CA287LY

Hamilton Lane

CA287SB

Clitheroe Drive

CA286WA

New Town

CA287PA

Catherine Street

CA286EX

Bransty Road

CA286ER

Haig Avenue

CA287QD

Queen Street

CA287TE

Coach Road

CA287TU

Mirehouse

CA280SP

Market Place

CA287ES

Senhouse Street

CA286BW

The Green

CA286AE

Victoria Place

CA287DS

Lowther Street

CA287BF

Irish Street

CA286EH

South View Road

CA287BH

Woodstock Lane

CA287RB

Lowther Street

CA287SE

Loop Road South

CA287RD

Acton Court

CA286BG

Earls Road

CA287TB

Harcross Villas

CA287AU

Roper Street

CA287LW

Strand Street

CA280DJ

New Town

CA280RZ

Market Place

CA287NG

Scotch Street

CA287UW

Tangier Street

CA287JB

Market Place

CA287PQ

George Street

CA280TL

Market Place

CA287EY

George Street

CA286BA

Sea View

CA280SD

Market Place

CA287BA

Queen Street

CA287SA

Whalley Drive

Data Sources

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