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CA28 8DW

Hillcrest and Hensingham · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hillcrest and Hensingham
Local authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington
Postcode district
CA28
Postcode sector
CA28 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA28 8RY 67 m
CA28 8TX 95 m
CA28 8DL 106 m
CA28 8TY 115 m
CA28 8RR 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA28 8DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA28
Postcode sector
CA28 8
Latitude
54.539068
Longitude
-3.560223
British National Grid easting
299,153
British National Grid northing
517,097

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Hillcrest and Hensingham · E05014194
Parish or community
E04012422
Westminster constituency
Whitehaven and Workington · E14001583
Output area
E00097469
Lower layer super output area
Copeland 003E · E01019286
Middle layer super output area
Copeland 003 · E02004002

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
18
Secondary
2

  1. The Whitehaven Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    182 m

  2. Hensingham Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    375 m

  3. St Benedict's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    497 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
573
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 307
  • Public order 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Other theft 45
  • Anti social behaviour 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CA28 8 residents
8,216

Age bands in CA28 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,387 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

833 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,987 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,248 residents

Age 65 and over
21%

1,718 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • LOWTHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CASTLE MEADOWS, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 7RG

    ODS code A82041

    1.8 km

  • MANSION HOUSE SURGERY

    19-20 IRISH STREET, WHITEHAVEN, CA28 7BU

    ODS code A82075

    2.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Corkickle Rail Station

    RLY · Corkickle

    0.9 miles

  • Whitehaven Rail Station

    RLY · Whitehaven

    1.4 miles

  • Parton Rail Station

    RLY · Parton

    2.3 miles

  • St Bees Rail Station

    RLY · St Bees

    3.5 miles

  • Harrington Rail Station

    RLY · Harrington

    5.2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

23 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Whitehaven Academy is the nearest published school at 182 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

573 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 307 events.

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