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Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank neighbourhood of Cumberland, England (ONS area Copeland 003). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes CA28. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CA28 6TH.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Cumberland

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Cumberland (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £169,950 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cumberland (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Corkickle, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£169,950

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 10 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 3 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£51,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.6 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank sits in Cumberland

  • Typical house price: 17th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland
  • Average household income: the highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

House prices: Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank against Cumberland: This neighbourhood £46k (1995) to £199k (2026); Cumberland £43k (1995) to £180k (2026).£63k£179k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£199kCumberland£180k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Cumberland, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cumberland, 2 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Schools improving
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Corkickle Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (990 m in a straight line). About 0.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Barrow-in-Furness (about 80 min) and Lancaster (about 148 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Jericho Primary School 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school St Benedict's Catholic High School 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jun 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

What is the typical house price in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

£169,950. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

How does Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank compare with the rest of Cumberland?

Typical house price: 17th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland. Average household income: the highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Cumberland.

Is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

Corkickle. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (990 m in a straight line). About 0.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Barrow-in-Furness (about 80 min) and Lancaster (about 148 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

Nearest state primary school. Jericho Primary School. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. St Benedict's Catholic High School. 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jun 2025).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.