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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

CA288AA

Corkickle

CA287DG

Lowther Street

CA287UH

Greggs Lane

CA287RZ

Stonyhurst Drive

CA280SW

Market Place

CA287RF

Bransty

CA288AU

Calder Avenue

CA280SQ

Market Place

CA287DA

Carter Lane

CA287LR

West Strand

CA280TU

Market Place

CA288BE

Maple Grove

CA288AN

Esk Avenue

CA280SJ

Market Place

CA286DG

Hugh Street

CA287XE

Bransty Row

CA287PT

Scotch Street

CA287PD

Catherine Street

CA287QZ

Kells and Sandwith

CA288AW

Esk Avenue

CA287TS

Back Corkickle

CA287RP

Low Corkickle

CA287TX

Inkerman Terrace

CA287QR

Richmond Terrace

CA287TZ

The Retreat

CA287HQ

James Pit Road

CA287HG

Wellington Row

CA287NY

Catherine Street

CA286BH

North Road

CA288PT

Hensingham Road

CA288AJ

Esk Avenue

CA286DB

Lonsdale Street

CA286DJ

Edge Hill

CA287UF

Leathwaite

CA287LF

Strand Street

CA287UY

Hicks Lane

CA287QG

West Strand

CA287HE

Wellington Row

CA287PN

Scotch Street

CA280SB

Kells and Sandwith

CA286DZ

New Road

CA287RU

Park Drive

CA287EG

College Street

CA287NL

Scotch Street

CA287RA

Flatt Walks

CA287QW

Howgill Street

CA280DG

New Town

CA287ER

Duke Street

CA287RW

Flatt Walks

CA287SF

Crow Park

CA286EQ

The Close

CA286AY

North Shore

CA287HD

Herbert Hill

CA286DX

Lonsdale Place

CA280TD

Market Place

CA287HR

Duke Street

CA286HB

Bransty Road

CA280ZZ

Kells and Sandwith

CA287RR

Coach Road

CA286EY

Bransty Road

CA287UX

Tangier Street

CA287UE

Tower Hill

CA286EE

Mona Road

CA286HG

Bransty Road

CA288AY

Pow Avenue

CA287AA

New Town

CA287QB

Peter Street

CA286BD

Earls Road

CA287DB

Irish Street

CA280TH

Market Place

CA287AW

Queen Street

CA288AQ

Bleng Avenue

CA280SS

Market Place

CA280TE

Market Place

CA287UJ

Millennium Promenade

CA280TJ

Market Place

CA286DF

St Georges Terrace

CA287RX

Pendle Drive

CA286BX

West View

CA287PL

Windmill Brow

CA286EF

Brayton Road

CA288AB

Victoria Terrace

CA286HU

Woodbank

CA286BN

The Square

CA287JG

Market Place

CA280TB

Market Place

CA287NX

Schoolhouse Court

CA286BU

Countess Terrace

CA287JH

King Street

CA287JS

Lowther Street

CA286EL

Beatty Road

CA286DE

St Georges Terrace

CA286HD

Bransty Road

CA287PE

Solomon Court

CA287PB

Temple Terrace

CA287QE

Castle Meadows

CA287AY

Church Street

CA287AS

Chapel Street

CA287TG

The Gardens

CA280SA

Catherine Street

Data Sources

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