Calder Avenue, Whitehaven house prices are built from 77 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2001 and the most recent on 23 Apr 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £85,000. Across the 5 years from 2001 to 2006 the median moved +137.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +115.1%.
Median price paid
£85,000
Change in cash, 2001–2006
+137.0%
Change in real terms
+115.1%
Median per m²
£1,025
HM Land Registry77 sales13 with floor areaLatest sale 23 Apr 2026
Section 01
How Calder Avenue, Whitehaven prices moved
The chart tracks the median Calder Avenue, Whitehaven house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2001 to 2006. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | £65,000 | £118,411 |
The highest yearly median on record for Calder Avenue, Whitehaven is £86,500 in 2006; the lowest is £36,500 in 2001. Across the full 6-year record the cash median has moved from £36,500 to £86,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £71,579, so the real change over the whole record is +115.1% — about +16.56% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +137.0% in cash against +115.1% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 23 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 113 | 18 Sep 2025 | Semi-detached | £107,500 | £109,837 |
| 129 | 1 Sep 2025 | Semi-detached | £155,000 | £158,370 |
| 105 | 6 Dec 2024 | Semi-detached | £166,000 | £174,672 |
| 87 | 5 Jul 2024 | Terraced | £166,000 | £174,672 |
| 141 | 17 May 2024 | Semi-detached | £163,000 | £171,515 |
| 75 | 26 Apr 2024 | Terraced | £100,000 | £105,224 |
| 51 | 28 Apr 2023 | Detached | £170,000 | £183,678 |
| 135 | 31 Jan 2023 | Semi-detached | £157,000 | £169,632 |
| 101 | 14 Oct 2022 | Semi-detached | £160,000 | £185,374 |
| 99 | 14 Oct 2022 | Semi-detached | £125,000 | £144,823 |
| 119 | 30 Sep 2022 | Semi-detached | £100,000 | £115,859 |
| 79 | 24 Feb 2022 | Terraced | £115,000 | £133,237 |
| 87 | 25 Sep 2020 | Terraced | £120,000 | £155,372 |
| 141 | 22 Jul 2020 | Semi-detached | £95,000 | £123,003 |
| 37 | 14 Feb 2020 | Semi-detached | £88,000 | £113,939 |
| 101 | 10 Jan 2020 | Semi-detached | £71,500 | £92,576 |
| 99 | 4 Oct 2019 | Semi-detached | £85,000 | £111,178 |
| 63 | 11 Sep 2019 | Detached | £130,000 | £170,037 |
| 121 | 5 Aug 2019 | Semi-detached | £80,000 | £104,638 |
| 41 | 17 Jan 2019 | Semi-detached | £87,500 | £114,448 |
| 47 | 18 Dec 2017 | Semi-detached | £85,000 | £115,685 |
| 87 | 30 Jan 2017 | Terraced | £116,900 | £159,101 |
| 81 | 25 Nov 2016 | Semi-detached | £119,000 | £166,129 |
| Oakdene | 10 Jun 2016 | Semi-detached | £130,000 | £181,485 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Calder Avenue, Whitehaven values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 Calder Avenue | £38,000 (1998) | £190,000 (2026) | +5.9% | +3.2% |
| 113 Calder Avenue | £34,500 (2002) | £107,500 (2025) | +5.1% | +2.2% |
| 141 Calder Avenue | £95,000 (2020) | £163,000 (2024) | +14.5% | +8.7% |
| 51 Calder Avenue | £32,500 (1996) | £170,000 (2023) | +6.3% | +3.6% |
| 135 Calder Avenue | £74,000 (2015) | £157,000 (2023) | +9.9% | +6.3% |
| 99 Calder Avenue | £28,000 (2001) | £125,000 (2022) | +7.4% | +4.7% |
| 101 Calder Avenue | £71,500 (2020) | £160,000 (2022) | +49.6% | +41.5% |
| 79 Calder Avenue | £53,000 (2003) | £115,000 (2022) | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| 37 Calder Avenue | £76,500 (2007) | £88,000 (2020) | +1.1% | -1.2% |
| 63 Calder Avenue | £96,000 (2004) | £130,000 (2019) | +2.0% | -0.3% |
| 121 Calder Avenue | £12,000 (1999) | £80,000 (2019) | +10.0% | +7.5% |
| 41 Calder Avenue | £45,500 (2010) | £87,500 (2019) | +7.5% | +5.2% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Calder Avenue, Whitehaven is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 52 | 67.5% | £82,000 | £12,000 – £166,000 |
| Terraced | 15 | 19.5% | £105,000 | £38,000 – £190,000 |
| Detached | 10 | 13.0% | £96,000 | £28,000 – £188,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Calder Avenue, Whitehaven
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 77 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 77 | 100.0% | £85,000 |
| New build | 1 | 1.3% | £76,500 |
| Existing home | 76 | 98.7% | £86,250 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -11.3%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 3 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Calder Avenue, Whitehaven
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Cumberland, 37.3% of 137,831 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 7.9% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 656 | 0.5% |
| B | 13,329 | 9.7% |
| C | 37,364 | 27.1% |
| D | 54,653 | 39.7% |
| E | 20,980 | 15.2% |
| F | 7,759 | 5.6% |
| G | 3,090 | 2.2% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Cumberland at £670 a month as of Jun 2026 — £499 for a one-bedroom home and £772 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £85,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 9.46% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of CA28, 152 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 73 violent, 7 burglary, 2 vehicle-related and 6 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is about typical.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Calder Avenue, Whitehaven
16 state and independent schools have a CA28 postcode: 14 primary, 2 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Benedict's Catholic High School | Secondary | Voluntary aided school | 990 |
| The Whitehaven Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 859 |
| Jericho Primary School | Primary | Community school | 363 |
| Valley Primary School and Nursery | Primary | Community school | 286 |
| St Begh's Catholic Junior School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 240 |
| Bransty Primary School | Primary | Community school | 205 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 195 |
| St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 189 |
| St James' CofE Junior School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 156 |
| St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 133 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Corkickle Rail Station | Rail | 0.3 km |
| Whitehaven Rail Station | Rail | 1.2 km |
| Parton Rail Station | Rail | 3.0 km |
| St Bees Rail Station | Rail | 5.7 km |
Section 09
How Calder Avenue, Whitehaven compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Calder Avenue, Whitehaven sits below that national figure — -46.0%.
Within Whitehaven the street ranks 244 of 384 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £95,000 (-10.5%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,025 per square metre, across 13 of the 77 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £12,000 to £190,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Calder Avenue, Whitehaven sits in Cumberland, in the North West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Cumberland at 4.2 times median local earnings of £42,808 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Holly Bank£99,000 median
- High Road£86,000 median
- Moresby Parks Road£66,505 median
- Laurel Bank£136,975 median
- Buttermere Avenue£65,000 median
- Victoria Road£167,250 median
- Ullswater Avenue£87,250 median
- Main Street£62,000 median
- Winchester Drive£114,000 median
- Bransty Road£100,000 median
- Valley Park£146,500 median
- Duke Street£143,500 median
- Balmoral Road£128,500 median
- Meadow Road£74,000 median
- Foundry Road£64,000 median
- Whinlatter Road£87,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 87 Calder Avenue8 sales
- 79 Calder Avenue4 sales
- 86 Calder Avenue4 sales
- 99 Calder Avenue3 sales
- 121 Calder Avenue3 sales
- 81 Calder Avenue3 sales
- 103 Calder Avenue3 sales
- 107 Calder Avenue3 sales
- MAUBRIA Calder Avenue3 sales
- 113 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 141 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 51 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 135 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 101 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 37 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 63 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 41 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 47 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 84 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 77 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 67 Calder Avenue2 sales
- 69 Calder Avenue2 sales
Back to Whitehaven house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Calder Avenue, Whitehaven?
The median price paid in Calder Avenue, Whitehaven across every sale on the register is £85,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Calder Avenue, Whitehaven?
77 sales are on record for Calder Avenue, Whitehaven, the most recent completing on 23 Apr 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Calder Avenue, Whitehaven house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +137.0% between 2001 and 2006. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +115.1%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Calder Avenue, Whitehaven house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £86,500, set in 2006. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Calder Avenue, Whitehaven?
£1,025 per square metre, from the 13 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 23 Apr 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Calder Avenue, Whitehaven house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.