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House prices in Whitehaven

CA28 8ER · Cumberland · England

Understand the market. Compare recorded sold prices with the official wider-area trend.

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THE HOUSING MARKET

House prices at a glance

Read the recorded sale sample alongside the official wider-area benchmark.

Median recorded sold price£160,000CA28 postcode district

10 Sep 2025 – 28 Jul 2026

344 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£172,036Cumberland

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+6.9%Cumberland

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £160,000 Use area average: £172,036
More market detail Monthly change and recorded sale range
Official monthly change
-0.1%Cumberland · June 2026 vs previous month
Lowest recorded sale
£30,000CA28 · 4 Feb 2026
Highest sale in the summary
£655,000CA28 · 10 Oct 2025
Latest recorded sale
£140,000CA28 · 28 Jul 2026
Official average by property type

Cumberland · June 2026 · UK House Price Index

Detached£287,399
Semi-detached£178,853
Terraced£141,543
Flat / maisonette£94,414
PRICE HISTORY

How house prices have changed over the last 10 years

This shows the average price for the wider local market each year, so you can quickly see whether prices have risen, fallen or stayed fairly flat.

2016 average price£123,783
2026 average price£172,036
Change over the period+39.0%Average prices are higher than at the start of the chart.
Source: UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry and ONS. These are area averages, not an estimate of what a particular home is worth.
RECENT SOLD HOMES

What has actually sold nearby

Recent completed sales in the CA28 area. Looking for a specific address or more sold homes? Open Sold prices.

Find a specific property's sold-price history →Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Newly completed sales can take time to appear.
SCHOOLS

What schools are nearby?

We found 6 primary schools among the nearest results to CA28 8ER. Distances are approximate, so always check the school's own admissions and catchment information if it matters to your move.

Monkwray Junior School Primary · Ages 7–11 1.2 miles away · CA28 9DT
109 pupils Latest inspection Jul 2013
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Kells Infant School Primary · Ages 3–7 1.2 miles away · CA28 9PQ
130 pupils Latest inspection Aug 2014
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Moor Row Community Primary School Primary · Ages 3–11 1.5 miles away · CA24 3JW
72 pupils
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Bransty Primary School Primary · Ages 3–11 2.3 miles away · CA28 6EG
205 pupils Latest inspection Jun 2013
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Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools; Ofsted inspection data where available. Distances are approximate and are based on postcode locations.
REPORTED CRIME

What has been reported nearby?

Reported incidents within roughly one mile of this postcode in the latest available month.

Reported incidents67Within about 1 mile · July 2026
Most common categories
37Violence & sexual offences8Criminal damage & arson7Public order3Vehicle crime
How to read this

This is a count of reports, not a crime-rate score. Police.uk deliberately moves incident locations to nearby map points to protect privacy, so it should be used to understand the wider area rather than a particular house or street corner.

Source: data.police.uk. Street-level locations are approximate and the data is updated monthly.
ROADS & TRANSPORT

Nearest strategic road connection

How close this area is to National Highways’ mapped motorway and trunk-road network. This does not include every local A-road.

Nearest major roadA595Nearest suitable mapped road we found to this postcode
Approx. distance0.2 milesStraight-line distance — the route by road will usually be longer
Useful to know

This is a quick location guide rather than a journey-time estimate. Traffic, junction access and the route from a particular home can make the driving distance longer.

Source: National Highways Network Model Public. Distance is measured to the nearest mapped Strategic Road Network motorway or A-road link.
DRIVING CHARGES

Are there driving charges to know about?

Clean-air, congestion and road-charging information where relevant.

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COUNCIL & UTILITIES

Who provides local services here?

Council and utility information for the area.

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EV CHARGING

Where can you charge nearby?

Nearby public EV charging points where available.

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

What public transport is nearby?

The nearest mapped railway station, nearby bus stops and bus routes around this postcode.

Nearest railway stationCorkickleAbout 1.2 miles away in a straight line
Nearest mapped bus stops

No mapped bus stops were returned for this postcode.

Useful to know

Distances are straight-line estimates, not walking routes. Stops, services and timetables can change, so confirm the journey with the operator before relying on it.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, via the Overpass API. Route coverage depends on current community mapping.
EMPLOYMENT

What is the local unemployment rate?

Official local unemployment context and reference period.

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POLITICS & REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Parliamentary constituency and recent election context.

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BROADBAND & MOBILE

How good is the internet and mobile signal here?

We use Ofcom data for CA28 8ER to give you a quick idea of the broadband speeds and mobile coverage you may be able to get. It is a postcode-level guide, so an individual home can be better or worse.

Typical top download speed1,800.0 MbpsA typical maximum across addresses in this postcode
Typical top upload speed300.0 MbpsA typical maximum across addresses in this postcode
Fastest address-level prediction1,800.0 MbpsThe highest predicted maximum Ofcom returned here
Mobile data coverageShare of addresses in this postcode where Ofcom predicts a likely data signal.
EE100% likely outdoors0% likely indoors
Three100% likely outdoors0% likely indoors
O2100% likely outdoors0% likely indoors
Vodafone100% likely outdoors0% likely indoors

Want to check 5G? Ofcom's mobile checker shows predicted 4G and 5G coverage by network for this postcode. Coverage inside a particular home can still vary.

Source: Ofcom. Speeds and coverage are predictions, not guarantees for a particular property.
AIRCRAFT & AIRPORT

What is the airport context?

Nearest airport and aircraft-noise context where relevant.

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