House prices in CA28 8 (Hensingham)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CA28 8' (Hensingham, Whitehaven) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'CA28 8'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CA28 8", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Hensingham.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square foot

Knowing the average house price in Hensingham is not much use. However, knowing average price per square foot can be quite useful. Price per sqft allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square foot as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 87, Calder Avenue, Hensingham, Whitehaven, sold for £166,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 807 square feet, the price per sqft is £205.

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The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £134-£139, £139-£143, £143-£148 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 167 sales in Hensingham (CA28 8) that took place in the last two years.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Hensingham (CA28 8). Of the 167 transactions, half were sold for between £117 and £171 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'CA28 8' is £145. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £171 sqft. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Hensingham, Whitehaven

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Whitehaven. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Hensingham, Whitehaven

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'CA28 8' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
CA28 7 Whitehaven	£99 sqft	£145 sqft	£175 sqft
CA28 9 Whitehaven	£104 sqft	£135 sqft	£174 sqft
CA28 6 Whitehaven	£141 sqft	£175 sqft	£208 sqft
CA28 8 Hensingham	£117 sqft	£145 sqft	£171 sqft

Will Whitehaven house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for CA28 8 (Hensingham) compared with both the wider area CA28 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Whitehaven to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Whitehaven and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqft	Recent sales
Ullswater Avenue, Hensingham, CA28 8S	850 sqft	£131	22
Rutland Avenue, Hensingham, CA28 8L	828 sqft	£145	21
Moresby Parks Road, Hensingham, CA28 8X	0 sqft	£88	20
Queens Close, Hensingham, CA28 8R	742 sqft	£175	13
Whinlatter Road, Hensingham, CA28 8D	957 sqft	£129	13
Honister Road, Hensingham, CA28 8H	957 sqft	£122	11
Herdus Road, Hensingham, CA28 8B	968 sqft	£116	11
Valley Park, Hensingham, CA28 8B	0 sqft	£209	11

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Raw data

Our analysis of Hensingham is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqft	£/sqft
87, Calder Avenue, Hensingham, Whitehaven	£166,000 Jul-2024	807	205
89, Rutland Avenue, Hensingham, Whitehaven	£124,000 Jul-2024	678	182
16, Ceda Park, Hensingham, Whitehaven	£195,000 Jun-2024	1,054	184

See the entire list of all sales in Hensingham (CA28 8) here.