2,925
Households
White Brit. · 97%
Ethnicity
Christian · 72%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
17 · 2.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£186,400
Median property price
160
Postcodes
Overview of Hillcrest and Hensingham
Coordinates54.5393, -3.5632
Postcodes
160
Population (Census)
6,537
Households (Census)
2,925
Recorded crime · May '26
17 · 2.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hillcrest and Hensingham
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.13 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.13 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Hillcrest and Hensingham
Property sales · Hillcrest and Hensingham
HM Land Registry · Hillcrest and Hensingham
Average price
£177,974
YoY: +0.7%
Median price: £173,375
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 7 sales · avg £214,871
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£294k£217k£139k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Hillcrest and Hensingham
Crime trends · Hillcrest and Hensingham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -12%
ASB
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Demographics in Hillcrest and Hensingham
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.2%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian71.5%
No religion23.1%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4916.9%
65–7412.5%
25–3411.3%
75–848.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Other15.9%
Any member 66+14.6%
All members 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
+ 7 other households · 28.7%
Schools in Hillcrest and Hensingham
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Mayfield School
Cumberland · CA28 8UG
Outstanding
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19
Hensingham Primary School
Cumberland · CA28 8QZ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Jericho Primary School
Cumberland · CA28 6UX
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Cumberland · CA28 8UG
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
The Whitehaven Academy
Cumberland · CA28 8TY
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Hillcrest and Hensingham
Postcodes in Hillcrest and Hensingham
CA25 5PZCA25 5QTCA25 5QUCA25 5QXCA25 5QYCA25 5RACA25 5RBCA25 5RDCA25 5RECA25 5RGCA25 5RNCA25 5RQCA28 6RPCA28 6SJCA28 6SRCA28 6SSCA28 6STCA28 6SUCA28 6SXCA28 6SYCA28 6SZCA28 6TACA28 6TBCA28 6TDCA28 6TECA28 6TFCA28 6TGCA28 6THCA28 6TJCA28 6TLCA28 6TNCA28 6TPCA28 6TQCA28 6TRCA28 6TSCA28 6TTCA28 6TUCA28 6TWCA28 6TXCA28 6TYCA28 6TZCA28 6UACA28 6UBCA28 6UDCA28 6UECA28 6UFCA28 6UGCA28 6UHCA28 6UJCA28 6ULCA28 6UNCA28 6UPCA28 6UQCA28 6URCA28 6UTCA28 6UUCA28 6UWCA28 6UXCA28 6UYCA28 6UZCA28 6XACA28 6XBCA28 6XDCA28 6XECA28 6XFCA28 6XGCA28 6XHCA28 6XJCA28 6XLCA28 6XQCA28 6XRCA28 6XSCA28 6XTCA28 6XUCA28 6XXCA28 7RSCA28 7RTCA28 7RUCA28 7RXCA28 7RYCA28 7RZCA28 7SACA28 7SBCA28 7SDCA28 7SECA28 7SFCA28 7TNCA28 7TPCA28 7TWCA28 7UBCA28 7UDCA28 7UECA28 7UFCA28 7UGCA28 7UQCA28 8DWCA28 8DZCA28 8EBCA28 8EDCA28 8JQCA28 8PRCA28 8PSCA28 8PUCA28 8PYCA28 8QUCA28 8QYCA28 8QZCA28 8RACA28 8RBCA28 8RDCA28 8RECA28 8RFCA28 8RGCA28 8RPCA28 8RQCA28 8RRCA28 8RSCA28 8RTCA28 8RUCA28 8RW