Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 10.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£143,225
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CA28 6BP
Postcode
CA28 6BP
Coordinates
54.5550, -3.5834
Grid reference
NX976189
Easting
297,694
Northing
518,905
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6RHC48+2J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Whitehaven
Travel to Work
Whitehaven
ITL Region
Cumberland
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
28630
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28630 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · CA28 6BP
HM Land Registry · Cumberland
Average price
£135,987
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £143,225
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '24 – May '25May '25: 1 sales · avg £87,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£170k£129k£88k
Nov '24Jan '25Feb '25May '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CA28 6BP
England & WalesCrime trends · near CA28 6BP
Counts are for Bransty electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
38
YoY +41%
443219
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian68.3%
No religion27.2%
Not answered3.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6428.2%
35–4917.1%
65–7412.7%
25–3411.6%
10–156.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.9%
Households
Other19.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.1%
All members 66+11.7%
Any member 66+9.0%
+ 7 other households · 27.9%
Administrative Information
Cumberland
Local Authority
Council AreaWhitehaven and Workington E14001583
Constituency
E14001583Cumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Bransty
Constituency code
E14001583
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Whitehaven
International Territorial Level
Cumberland
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Cumbria Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 01H
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Copeland 003B E01019262
E01019262MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Copeland 003 E02004002
E02004002LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Copeland 003B E01019262
E01019262MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Copeland 003 E02004002
E02004002Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
6:03 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 6 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:03 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 6 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CA28 6BP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 28630
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01019262 and MSOA E02004002 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CA28 6BP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CA28 6BP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
89%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
41%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
41.2
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 18%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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