Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

Cumberland · North West · population 9,470 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,315 of 6,856 in England
  • #263 of 932 in North West
  • #10 of 33 in Cumberland
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,512
Median age (est.)47
Density1,540per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above29%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 11%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 0%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 0%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 69% · No religion 25% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,315 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 33 in Cumberland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (86) but weak on Health (30). Typical homes here sold for about £170,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 164 sales), in line with the wider Cumberland median of £175,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #76 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,046 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 80 · #1,396
Employment 60 · #2,733
Education 56 · #3,035
Health 30 · #4,769
Crime 86 · #923
Housing & access 56 · #3,014
Living environment 81 · #1,307

House prices ?

£170,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=164
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£170,0001640.0%+4.9%
Detached£272,50037+4.8%+19.5%
Semi-detached£165,00094-1.8%+10.7%
Terraced£119,00033-2.1%+17.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£170,000
Cumberland£175,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,046±£5,514 · #4,345 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,002
Price-to-income ?4.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

49 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 466 offences
Cumberland77
North West82
England83

Rank #2,051 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences254
Theft56
Burglary10
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons52
Drugs16
Robbery3
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 23 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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