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Housing in CA28 7DN

What the homes in CA28 7DN 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
1,585 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.6%). Flats make up 76.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CA28 7DNEngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached4.9%31.5%
Terraced14.4%23%
Purpose-built flat56.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building12.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.8% of households in the CA28 7DN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.4% own outright and 9.5% with a mortgage.

CA28 7DN
32%
28%
38%
England
  • Owned31.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented27.7%20.5%
  • Social rented38.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CA28 7DNEngland
Owned outright22.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan9.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council9.2%8.3%
From a housing association29%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.4 people living in it. 71.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CA28 7DNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (49.3%). 4.4% of households include dependent children.

CA28 7DNEngland
Living alone, under 6649.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.1%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children2.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.2%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 7DN (Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle) (about 1,585 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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