| Postcode | CA28 8QP | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Whitehaven | 
| Nearest station | Corkickle (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Lincoln Road (S) 
The Square (S) 
Square (NE) 
The Square (N) 
Lincoln Road (NW) 
Lincoln Road (SE) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 6 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       1 Bedford Villas, Hensingham 
                            2 Bedford Villas, Hensingham 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 54.534374 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.568018 | |
| Easting | 298637 | |
| Northing | 516587 | |
| Grid reference | NX986165 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 463245 6043127 | |
| what3words | scrambles.pounding.feed | |
| FixPhrase | crumpet lunchroom sister uncouth | |
| Plus code | 9C6RGCMJ+PQ | |
| Altitude | 88 metres (289 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:23 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 2.5 KMs (1.5 miles) | 
| Parish | Whitehaven | E04012422 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Mirehouse | E05014204 | 
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland | E06000063 | 
| County | Cumbria | E10000006 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Whitehaven and Workington | E14001583 | 
| MP | Josh MacAlister | Labour | 
| Police force | Cumbria | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Cumberland | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Cumbria | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 5 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Whitehaven | E63007416 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00097476 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Copeland 003E | E01019286 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Copeland 003E | E01019286 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank | E02004002 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank | E02004002 | 
| Travel to work area | Whitehaven | E30000286 | 
| Average property price in Carlisle | £188,154 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.2% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Bedford Villas, Hensingham | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2016 | £152,000 | 
| 1 Bedford Villas, Hensingham | Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2016 | £155,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | May 2006 | £97,500 |