CA28 9QY House Prices & Local Information

CA28 9QY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.3km from Greenbank in Whitehaven. Administratively it sits within Kells and Sandwith ward and the Copeland constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CA28 9QY is a mature area with an older, predominantly retired population. During the day, mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. A balanced community with an average age of 36 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 76% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 14% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 48 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 9QY are sourced from Output Area E00097553 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.