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Housing in CA28 0EA

What the homes in CA28 0EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle
Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,183 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.9%). Flats make up 25%, above the 22.2% across England.

CA28 0EAEngland
Detached10.7%22.9%
Semi-detached46.9%31.5%
Terraced17%23%
Purpose-built flat14.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.1% of households in the CA28 0EA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.

CA28 0EA
67%
13%
16%
England
  • Owned67.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.4%1%
  • Private rented12.8%20.5%
  • Social rented15.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CA28 0EAEngland
Owned outright41%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association13%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CA28 0EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.6%). 14.9% of households include dependent children.

CA28 0EAEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.6%12.8%
Couple, no children19.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cumberland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cumberland (August 2026, +7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CumberlandEngland
All homes£681£1,459
One bedroom£508£1,195
Two bedrooms£643£1,335
Three bedrooms£785£1,489
Four or more£1,093£2,161
Detached£938£1,640
Semi-detached£759£1,449
Terraced£679£1,435
Flat or maisonette£585£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CA28 0EA (Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle) (about 1,183 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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