QUEEN STREET, CA28 7BB House Prices & Local Information

CA28 7BB is an up-and-coming urban area on Queen Street, 0.4km from Arrowthwaite in Whitehaven. Administratively it sits within Kells and Sandwith ward and the Copeland constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CA28 7BB is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. The daytime character shifts — low density wholesale and retail in mostly white areas, often on urban fringe or close to transport nodes. With an average age of 49, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn. 34% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are high (239 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £84k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for CA28 7BB are sourced from Output Area E00097449 (shared with 24 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.