What's the median rent in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

The median monthly rent across Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is £659.

How well-connected is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 20 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

There are 9 schools within 2 km of Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank, of which 44% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 7280 m away.

What is the council tax band in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

The most common council tax band in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,060. Council tax is set by Cumberland council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank to central London is approximately 278 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.

Is gigabit broadband available in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

100% of premises in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.

What is the deprivation rank of Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank sits in IMD decile 9 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.

What's the tenure mix in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

88% of households in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.

What is the average property price in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

The average property price across Cumberland (the local authority covering Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank) is approximately £171,203, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.

Is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank a commuter town or workplace hub?

Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £33,840.)

Which local areas are part of Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank contains 7 local areas: Copeland 003G, Copeland 003E, Copeland 003A, Copeland 003D, Copeland 003F…

What is the average rent in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

The estimated median monthly rent in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is £659. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.

Is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank a safe place to live?

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank has a safety score of 95/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.

What schools are near Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

44% of schools within 2 km of Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

Public-transport commute time from Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank to central London is approximately 278 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank different from the rest of Cumberland?

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank contains 7 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.

Where does Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank rank in Cumberland?

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank scores 97/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Cumberland, see the Cities table on the Cumberland page.

Neighbourhood · Cumberland · North West

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

Copeland 003 · 7 sub-areas · 9,447 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Couples (78/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (55/100)Liveability 97/100 · Best 5% nationally

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is a green, lower-density part of Cumberland — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.

Median rent

£659+7.3%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

21.3

Best 10%

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

176 min

Direct to Glasgow

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

44%

9 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

97/100

Best 5% nationally

Population

9,447

7 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

A snapshot of Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £659 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank in Cumberland

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £659 a month — 40% below the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band A.

Median rentCouncil area

£659/mo

Up 7.3% on last year

−£441 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

£831/mo

Rent + council tax + indicative utilities

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Around £2,060/yr · £172/mo

Years to save 10% deposit

2.6 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−48% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £622/mo · £311/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£491/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£622/mo£311/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£759/mo£253/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£1,062/mo£266/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£566/mo

Terraced house£656/mo

Semi-detached£734/mo

Detached house£910/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

28%

of take-home

£659/mo per person · take-home £2,324/moComfortable

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

13%

of take-home

£311/mo per person · take-home £2,324/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

11%

of take-home

£253/mo per person · take-home £2,324/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

14%

of take-home

£330/mo per person · take-home £2,324/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£921/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£175,000

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£171,2033.5% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£921/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)4.3%

Years to save 10% deposit2.6 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel povertyCouncil tax (Band D, all-in): £2,511/yr

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area£2,511/yr

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area£2,060/yr

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B0%

Households in fuel poverty6.4%

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

Safety scores 95/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 4.7× safer than the national average (21.3 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

21.3

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 3 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

95/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

9/10

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

15.6 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

3.3 /1k

Public order

6.4 /1k

Vehicle crime

0.7 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

3.1 /1k

Burglary

1.2 /1k

Other theft

4.3 /1k

Shoplifting

6.4 /1k

Drugs

2.3 /1k

Possession of weapons

1.5 /1k

Robbery

1.1 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

Weak transport links — 27/100; nearest rail station is Corkickle at around 1600 m; 45 bus stops within five minutes' walk; Glasgow is reachable in 176 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

27/100

Below median

Best hub commute

176 min

Direct to Glasgow

WFH share

26%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Corkickle

1.6 km walk · 176 min to Glasgow

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Glasgow in 176 min

Londonapprox

278 min

Manchesterapprox

184 min

Birminghamapprox

250 min

Leedsapprox

218 min

Liverpoolapprox

196 min

Bristolapprox

426 min

Sheffieldapprox

291 min

Edinburghapprox

178 min

Glasgowapprox

176 min

Cardiffapprox

415 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)26% work from home

Drive61%Public transport3%Walk / cycle8%Work from home26%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit available (1,000 Mbps) to most homesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · effectively universal

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area92%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

9 schools within a 2 km radius; around 44% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm.

School scoreHow? →

56/100

Above median

Schools within 2 km

4 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

44%

Of all schools within 2 km

−25.6 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

7.3 km

Nearest Good: Jericho Primary School (259 m)

Closest schools5 closest within ~5 km of the centroid

Name	Phase	Rating	Distance
Jericho Primary School	Community School	Good	259 m
Hensingham Primary School	Academy Sponsor Led	Good	618 m
The Whitehaven Academy	Academy Sponsor Led	Good	669 m
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School	Voluntary Aided School	Good	1.1 km
Bransty Primary School	Community School	Good	2.1 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs0≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants0≤ 500 m
Cafés0≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety0≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas1≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums2≤ 2 km
Galleries1≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks0≤ 500 m
Playgrounds2≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)45≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)45≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

70/100

Good fit

Schools rate modestly (44% Good+ within 2 km), owner-occupation is high, and safety scores above the median.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

55/100

Mixed

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

78/100

Great fit

Liveability 97/100, safety 95/100 and median rent at £659/mo combine to make this a comfortable choice for a couple.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

67/100

Good fit

Healthcare is close (GP ~1874 m, hospital ~1.5 km), greenspace is walkable, and 24% of residents are 65+ — an established peer group.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

62/100

Good fit

Gross yield 4.3%, capital growth +3.5% YoY, 6% private-rented stock — strong tenant pool with reasonable demand and supply balance.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

66/100

Good fit

Private-rental stock is thin (6% PRS), 30% of households are single-person, with transit a short walk away.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 snapshot: high owner-occupation (88%).

Age profile

Under 1816%18–3418%35–4917%50–6422%65+24%

Tenure

Owned88%Private rent6%Social rent6%

Households

One person30%Couple with children17%Lone parent7%Other3%

Property types

Flat2%Terraced15%Semi-detached51%Detached18%

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 4/100

Ethnic group

White98%Asian1%Black0%Mixed0%Other0%

Country of birth

UK-born97%Born outside UK3%

Religion

Christian69%Muslim1%No religion26%Other1%

Education and health28% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)28.0%−5.5 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications18.7%

Self-rated good or very good health81.1%

Self-rated bad or very bad health6.1%

Disabled (Equality Act)17.6%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.48 jobs per resident); median resident salary £33,840/year; 2.6% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£33,840/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

3.3%

ONS ILO method — 60% economically active (Census 2021)

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

149,000

0.48 jobs per working-age resident

Working status of 16+ residents (Census 2021)ILO unemployment 3.3% · 60% economically active · 40% inactive

ILO unemployment rate: 3.3% — This uses the same methodology as the ONS Labour Force Survey: unemployment is expressed as a share of the economically active population (employed + job-seeking only), not all 16+ residents. Retirees, students, full-time carers and others who are “inactive” are excluded from the denominator, giving a like-for-like figure to the national headline rate.

Employed58%Unemployed2%Inactive40%

Census 2021 TS066. The three bars above share a denominator of all residents aged 16+ and always sum to 100%. "Inactive" covers students, retirees, full-time carers, the long-term sick and anyone not currently seeking work — which is why the raw employed% figure is lower than the LFS employment rate. The ILO unemployment rate above strips out inactive residents and matches the standard definition used in national statistics.

DWP claimant count: 2.6% of working-age (16-64) residents claim Universal Credit while seeking work or Jobseeker's Allowance. This is the live monthly unemployment proxy and is not directly comparable to the Census figures above — it counts a narrower group on a different denominator, but it's the most up-to-date local indicator.

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

14.4%

Retail & hospitality

22.8%

Education

6.7%

Manufacturing

15.8%

Professional

5.7%

Construction

6.4%

Tech & ICT

1.2%

Finance

1.1%

Net commute flow: +129,504 jobs vs. working-age residents. More jobs than workers — net commuter inflow.

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

7 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Copeland 003G	£659	98	99	29	View →
Copeland 003E	£659	94	66	27	View →
Copeland 003A	£659	95	99	13	View →
Copeland 003D	£659	92	30	27	View →
Copeland 003F	£659	100	99	44	View →
Copeland 003B	£659	98	95	26	View →
Copeland 003C	£659	97	61	25	View →

Postcodes covered

In Copeland 003B

CA28 6AH CA28 6AQ CA28 6BE CA28 6BP CA28 6BS CA28 6BY CA28 6DU CA28 6HA CA28 6HE CA28 6HF CA28 6HX CA28 6HY CA28 6JB CA28 6JD CA28 6JN CA28 6JU CA28 6LS CA28 6LT CA28 6LU CA28 6NJ CA28 6NN CA28 6NP CA28 6RA CA28 6RB CA28 6SA CA28 6SB CA28 6SD CA28 6SG CA28 6SH CA28 6SL CA28 6SN CA28 6SP CA28 6SQ CA28 6SW CA28 7SD CA28 7SG

In Copeland 003A

CA28 6DY CA28 6EA CA28 6ET CA28 6EU CA28 6JE CA28 6JF CA28 6JG CA28 6JH CA28 6JJ CA28 6JL CA28 6JP CA28 6JQ CA28 6JR CA28 6JS CA28 6JT CA28 6JW CA28 6JX CA28 6JY CA28 6JZ CA28 6LA CA28 6LB CA28 6LD CA28 6LE CA28 6LF CA28 6LG CA28 6LJ CA28 6LL CA28 6LQ CA28 6LR CA28 6LW CA28 6LY CA28 6LZ CA28 6NA CA28 8EA

In Copeland 003G

CA28 6RP CA28 6SJ CA28 6SR CA28 6SS CA28 6ST CA28 6SU CA28 6SX CA28 6SY CA28 6SZ CA28 6TA CA28 6TB CA28 6TD CA28 6TE CA28 6TF CA28 6TG CA28 6TH CA28 6TJ CA28 6TL CA28 6TN CA28 6TQ CA28 6TU CA28 6UB CA28 6UX CA28 6XL CA28 6XS CA28 6XT CA28 6XU CA28 6XX CA28 7TW

In Copeland 003F

CA28 6TP CA28 6TR CA28 6TS CA28 6TT CA28 6TW CA28 6TX CA28 6TY CA28 6TZ CA28 6UA CA28 6UD CA28 6UE CA28 6UF CA28 6UG CA28 6UH CA28 6UP CA28 6UQ CA28 6UR CA28 6UT CA28 6UU CA28 6UY CA28 6UZ CA28 6XA CA28 7TN CA28 8PR CA28 8PS CA28 8PU

In Copeland 003E

CA28 6UJ CA28 6UL CA28 6UN CA28 6UW CA28 6XB CA28 6XD CA28 6XE CA28 6XF CA28 6XG CA28 6XH CA28 6XJ CA28 6XQ CA28 6XR CA28 8HX CA28 8ND CA28 8NE CA28 8NQ CA28 8PX CA28 8PY CA28 8PZ CA28 8QA CA28 8QB CA28 8QD CA28 8QE CA28 8QF CA28 8QG CA28 8QH CA28 8QP CA28 8QR CA28 8QS CA28 8QU CA28 8QW CA28 8QX CA28 8QY

In Copeland 003D

CA28 8JG CA28 8JH CA28 8JJ CA28 8JL CA28 8JN CA28 8JP CA28 8JR CA28 8JS CA28 8JT CA28 8JW CA28 8LA CA28 8LB CA28 8LD CA28 8LE CA28 8LF CA28 8LG CA28 8LH CA28 8LQ CA28 8NH CA28 8NL CA28 8NN CA28 8NP CA28 8NR CA28 8NS CA28 8NT CA28 8NW CA28 8NX CA28 8NY CA28 8NZ CA28 8PA CA28 8PB CA28 8PD CA28 8PE CA28 8PJ CA28 8QJ CA28 8QL CA28 8QN

In Copeland 003C

CA28 8PF CA28 8PG CA28 8PH CA28 8PQ

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What's the median rent in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: The median monthly rent across Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is £659.
How safe is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
How well-connected is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 20 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: There are 9 schools within 2 km of Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank, of which 44% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 7280 m away.
What is the council tax band in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: The most common council tax band in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,060. Council tax is set by Cumberland council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank to central London is approximately 278 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
Is gigabit broadband available in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: 100% of premises in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
What is the deprivation rank of Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank sits in IMD decile 9 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
What's the tenure mix in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: 88% of households in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
What is the average property price in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: The average property price across Cumberland (the local authority covering Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank) is approximately £171,203, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
Is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank a commuter town or workplace hub?: Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £33,840.)
Which local areas are part of Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank contains 7 local areas: Copeland 003G, Copeland 003E, Copeland 003A, Copeland 003D, Copeland 003F…

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What is the average rent in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: The estimated median monthly rent in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is £659. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
Is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank a safe place to live?: Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank has a safety score of 95/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
What schools are near Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: 44% of schools within 2 km of Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank?: Public-transport commute time from Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank to central London is approximately 278 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank different from the rest of Cumberland?: Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank contains 7 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
Where does Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank rank in Cumberland?: Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank scores 97/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Cumberland, see the Cities table on the Cumberland page.

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