IRISH STREET, CA28 7BF House Prices & Local Information

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

Day-to-day life in CA28 7BF has the character of a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. The daytime character shifts — large schools, colleges, and universities, nationally widespread. Average age 57 — this is a predominantly retired and pre-retirement community, with very low mobility and high owner-occupation.

Safety: Crime rates are high (243 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £139k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 15.4% year-on-year. 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 7BF are sourced from Output Area E00097447 (shared with 24 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.