# Whitehaven

Town in Cumberland, North West.

Whitehaven is a town in Cumberland, North West. Median sale price £160,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 97.6 per 1,000 people. About 23,438 people.

Town. Code E63000326. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)

Whitehaven is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Whitehaven add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Whitehaven was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 83rd cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitehaven#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 22,952** (2021). Whitehaven had 22,952 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 480th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitehaven#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Whitehaven live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitehaven#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.1%** (January 2026). In Whitehaven, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitehaven#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000326) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Whitehaven live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000326) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 425 homes were sold in Whitehaven in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000326) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Whitehaven.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000326) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Whitehaven had 22,952 usual residents at the census.

## How Whitehaven compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Whitehaven | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £160,000 | 23rd cheapest | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 22,952 | 79th most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.1% | joint 27th lowest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Whitehaven safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitehaven at a rate of 97.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 197 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Whitehaven.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,183), other crime (466) and criminal damage and arson (221).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Whitehaven was 102.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Whitehaven, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Whitehaven has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Whitehaven

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Copeland 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019260) | 1,415 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.0% |
| [Copeland 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019280) | 1,448 | 526.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 70.7% |
| [Copeland 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019281) | 1,118 | 165.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 78.9% |
| [Copeland 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019282) | 1,204 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.3% |
| [Copeland 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019261) | 1,657 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 73.6% |
| [Copeland 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019262) | 1,598 | 18.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Copeland 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019284) | 1,154 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.8% |
| [Copeland 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019285) | 1,363 | 114.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |
| [Copeland 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019286) | 1,318 | 101.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.3% |
| [Copeland 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019287) | 1,082 | – | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Copeland 003G](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019288) | 1,341 | 15.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.2% |
| [Copeland 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019291) | 1,436 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.6% |
| [Copeland 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019292) | 1,060 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.0% |
| [Copeland 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019294) | 1,403 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Copeland 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019295) | 1,453 | 91.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Copeland 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019296) | 1,390 | 68.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Copeland 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019301) | 1,577 | 179.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Copeland 005G](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019302) | 1,506 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.7% |

## Your MP

- [Whitehaven and Workington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/whitehaven-and-workington): Josh MacAlister (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)

## Postcode districts covering Whitehaven

[CA28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca28)

## Middle areas in Whitehaven

[Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/hensingham-hillcrest-and-aikbank), [Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/mirehouse-kells-and-woodhouse), [Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/whitehaven-harbour-and-corkickle)

## Towns near Whitehaven

[Workington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/workington), [Cockermouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cockermouth), [Maryport](https://openindex.co.uk/town/maryport)

## Whitehaven in brief

Whitehaven is a town in Cumberland, North West.
About 23,438 people lived in Whitehaven in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £160,000 in 2025 across 425 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 97.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Whitehaven was £160,000 in 2025.
Whitehaven had 22,952 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Whitehaven live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Whitehaven, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000326
- Constituency: [Whitehaven and Workington †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/whitehaven-and-workington)
- Council: [Cumberland †](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 7.42 km²
- People, mid-2024: 23,438*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 84

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Workington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/workington), [Cockermouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cockermouth), [Maryport](https://openindex.co.uk/town/maryport)

## Latest updates for Whitehaven

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63000326

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitehaven, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitehaven#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitehaven