Cumberland
CA28 house prices in Cumberland
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Cumberland, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£152,250
Range £80,000–£301,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 23 Jan 2026 and 19 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in CA28: the typical (median) sold price is £152,250, well below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CA28 is an active market, with about 37 recorded sales a month. By property type, 44% were semi-detached homes (typically £160,000) and 31% were terraced homes (typically £125,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,511 a year: Cumberland's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cumberland, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on CA28: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
250 sales since January 2026 make CA28 a steady market, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
For sellers, £152,250 is only the middle of a market that runs from £80,000 to £301,500, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; buyers can compare homes at this pace but are not spoilt for choice.
Sell houseWhen buying here, typical prices in CA28 sit well below the UK average, so a lower price than the average is a prompt to ask why, not a reason to relax.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (74 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,511 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free CA28 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
CA28 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£152,250
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
36.6
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,511
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in CA28
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in CA28 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £300,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £88,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 45 | £300,000 | £236,600–£438,900 |
| Semi-detached | 108 | £160,000 | £95,000–£230,300 |
| Terraced | 76 | £125,000 | £66,000–£193,750 |
| Flat / maisonette | 16 | £88,000 | £57,500–£100,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 23 Jan 2026 and 19 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in CA28
The quarterly typical price fell 9.4%, from £160,000 in Q1 2026 (97 sales) to £145,000 in Q3 2026 (46 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £160,000 | 97 |
| Q2 2026 | £150,000 | 107 |
| Q3 2026 | £145,000 | 46 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 23 Jan 2026 and 19 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of CA28 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most CA28 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £80,000 and £301,500, around a typical £152,250.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 23 Jan 2026 and 19 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in CA28
Semi-detached homes were 44% of recorded sales (108 of 245). 92% of sales were freehold and 8% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached18%
- Semi-detached44%
- Terraced31%
- Flat / maisonette7%
Tenure
- Freehold92%
- Leasehold8%
See the figures
229 freehold (92%) and 21 leasehold (8%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CA28. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 23 Jan 2026 and 19 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where CA28 sits in Cumberland
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CA28
4, PENDLE DRIVE, WHITEHAVEN
Semi-detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£130,000
86, TOMLIN AVENUE, WHITEHAVEN
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£140,000
7, HILL TOP ROAD, WHITEHAVEN
Semi-detached · Freehold · 13 Aug 2026
£145,000
26, MILL STREET, WHITEHAVEN
Terraced · Freehold · 13 Aug 2026
£66,000
67, MORESBY PARKS ROAD, WHITEHAVEN
Terraced · Freehold · 13 Aug 2026
£56,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). CA28 includes the Bransty ward.
In plain English
What the Cumberland (CA28) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £300,000 against £88,000 for flats: about 3.4 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £80,000 and £301,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (92%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is an active district: about 37 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 23 January 2026 and 19 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on CA28
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CA28
£2,511
Band D a year in Cumberland, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,674 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,953 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,232 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,511 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,069 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,627 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,186 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,023 |
These are Cumberland's charges for 2026-27, the authority CA28 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Cumberland · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CA28
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest St Begh's Catholic Junior School.
All schools
St Begh's Catholic Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CA28 7TE
331 m
Good · 2018
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CA28 8AJ
659 m
Good · 2024
Jericho Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CA28 6UX
669 m
Good · 2023
St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CA28 7PZ
913 m
Good · 2014
St James' CofE Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CA28 7HG
938 m
Good · 2016
Monkwray Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CA28 9DT
958 m
Good · 2013
Hensingham Primary School
Primary · Academies · CA28 8QZ
1.1 km
Good · 2024
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · CA28 8UG
1.3 km
Good · 2014
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CA28 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near CA28
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around CA28
74
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE TO CONFIRM THAT THE PROPOSED UNRESTRICTED OPERATION OF THE RESTAURANT IS LAWFUL
Received 2026-10-06
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL EXISTING TIMBER WINDOWS WITH HERITAGE STYLE UPVC VERTICAL SLIDING SASH WINDOWS
Received 2026-10-06
FELLING OF AN ASH TREE SITUATED WITHIN A CONSERVATION AREA
Received 2026-08-03
Copeland/4/26/2233/TPOPermitted
174 m
CROWN LIFT TO THREE TREES PROTECTED BY A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Received 2026-07-20 · decided 2026-09-16
Copeland/4/25/2418/0F1Permitted
165 m
RETENTION OF OPEN PERGOLA STRUCTURE (RETROSPECTIVE)
Received 2025-12-04 · decided 2026-01-29
Copeland/4/25/2377/HPAEPermitted
380 m
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC REAR EXTENSIONS
Received 2025-11-06 · decided 2025-12-15
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CA28 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CA28 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 74 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CA28
Decile 3 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled CA28 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 2 to decile 10, with a median of decile 3 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CA28 8RT, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 3 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CA28 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CA28: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CA28, band by band
Cumberland's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CA28 median sold price of £152,250 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCumberland | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £152,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,674 | £140 | 1.10% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,953 | £163 | 1.28% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,232 | £186 | 1.47% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,511 | £209 | 1.65% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,069 | £256 | 2.02% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,627 | £302 | 2.38% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,186 | £349 | 2.75% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,023 | £419 | 3.30% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CA28 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cumberland, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in CA28 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 247 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CA28. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
4, PENDLE DRIVE, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 7RX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£130,000
2026-08-19
86, TOMLIN AVENUE, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8BT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£140,000
2026-08-14
7, HILL TOP ROAD, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 9EB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£145,000
2026-08-13
26, MILL STREET, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 7QS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£66,000
2026-08-13
67, MORESBY PARKS ROAD, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8XD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£56,000
2026-08-13
10, PATTERDALE CLOSE, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8RT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£127,500
2026-08-11
12, SNECKYEAT ROAD, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8PE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£160,000
2026-08-11
2, CHAPEL CLOSE, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8HW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£152,500
2026-08-10
94, WHINLATTER ROAD, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8DQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£120,000
2026-08-07
126, HIGH ROAD, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 9EN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£145,000
2026-08-07
64, HOLLY BANK, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 6SA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-08-07
33, RUSKIN DRIVE, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 6TE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-08-07
10, MORESBY PARKS ROAD, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8XB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£110,000
2026-08-07
6, SCREEL VIEW, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 6NH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£152,000
2026-08-06
16, PATTERDALE CLOSE, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8RT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£125,000
2026-08-03
81, MAIN STREET, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8QU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-31
37, TOWER HILL, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 7UE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-07-31
11, WATERS EDGE CLOSE, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 9PE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-07-31
27, CLARENDON DRIVE, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 9SD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-07-31
18, CHATSWORTH DRIVE, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 6XU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£193,000
2026-07-31
72A, DUKE STREET, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 7NW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£67,000
2026-07-31
62, VICTORIA ROAD, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 6JB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£326,500
2026-07-30
4, BEDFORD STREET, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8QN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£100,000
2026-07-30
29, OVEREND ROAD, WHITEHAVEN
CA28 8SB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£97,500
2026-07-29
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near CA28
The closest districts to CA28 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in CA25 (Cleator Moor) 2.8 miles
- House prices in CA27 (St Bees) 3.7 miles
- House prices in CA26 (Frizington) 3.8 miles
- House prices in CA23 (Cleator) 3.9 miles
- House prices in CA22 (Egremont) 4.7 miles
- House prices in CA14 (Workington) 6.5 miles
- House prices in CA21 (Beckermet) 7.2 miles
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Data sources
Every CA28 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.