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Housing in CA28 8TP

What the homes in CA28 8TP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank
Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,290 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41%). Flats make up 10.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CA28 8TPEngland
Detached15.5%22.9%
Semi-detached32.8%31.5%
Terraced41%23%
Purpose-built flat9.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.2% of households in the CA28 8TP area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.8% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.

CA28 8TP
75%
14%
England
  • Owned75.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented11%20.5%
  • Social rented13.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CA28 8TPEngland
Owned outright43.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association9.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CA28 8TPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.9%). 19.3% of households include dependent children.

CA28 8TPEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 8TP (Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank) (about 1,290 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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