Around average
IMD England
Low · 1.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£136,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CA28 8AU
Postcode
CA28 8AU
Coordinates
54.5392, -3.5785
Grid reference
NX979171
Easting
297,970
Northing
517,135
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6RGCQC+MH
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.
15291
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15291 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 8AU
HM Land Registry · Cumberland
Average price
£136,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £136,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '24 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £107,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£166k£137k£108k
Dec '24Sep '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 8AU
England & WalesCrime trends · near CA28 8AU
Counts are for Mirehouse 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
10
YoY -17%
26154
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.1%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Christian66.7%
No religion27.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4918.3%
25–3413.0%
65–748.9%
75–846.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Other16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.7%
Any member 66+10.8%
All members 66+9.6%
+ 7 other households · 34.9%
Administrative Information
Cumberland
Local Authority
Council AreaWhitehaven and Workington E14001583
Constituency
E14001583Cumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Mirehouse
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 002D E01019282
E01019282MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Copeland 002 E02004001
E02004001LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Copeland 002D E01019282
E01019282MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Copeland 002 E02004001
E02004001Urban: 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 8AU 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: 15291
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01019282 and MSOA E02004001 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CA28 8AU 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 8AU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 18%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
89%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 13%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 32%
Attainment 8
39.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
76%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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