CA28 6YG

Hillcrest and Hensingham · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cumberland
Postcode district
CA28
Postcode sector
CA28 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA28 6XQ 58 m
CA28 6XJ 98 m
CA28 6XU 109 m
CA28 6XX 136 m
CA28 6TL 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA28 6YG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA28
Postcode sector
CA28 6
Latitude
54.544434
Longitude
-3.564339
British National Grid easting
298,900
British National Grid northing
517,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Parish or community
E04012422
Output area
E00097470
Lower layer super output area
Copeland 003E · E01019286
Middle layer super output area
Copeland 003 · E02004002

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
2
  1. St Benedict's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    240 m
  2. Jericho Primary School

    Community school

    361 m
  3. Mayfield School

    Community special school

    454 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,083
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 534
  • Public order 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 109
  • Anti social behaviour 81
  • Other theft 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA28 6 residents
9,122

Age bands in CA28 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,397 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

957 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

1,992 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

2,860 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

2,035 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOWTHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CASTLE MEADOWS, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 7RG

    ODS code A82041

    1.4 km

  • MANSION HOUSE SURGERY

    19-20 IRISH STREET, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 7BU

    ODS code A82075

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Corkickle Rail Station

    RLY · Corkickle

    0.7 miles
  • Whitehaven Rail Station

    RLY · Whitehaven

    1.1 miles
  • Parton Rail Station

    RLY · Parton

    1.9 miles
  • St Bees Rail Station

    RLY · St Bees

    3.7 miles
  • Harrington Rail Station

    RLY · Harrington

    4.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Copeland 003E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,086 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Benedict's Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 240 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,083 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 534 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.