Edgehill Park
From£239,950
- 2-5 beds
- 2-3 baths
- 1,079-1,787 sq ft
Development in Whitehaven, Cumberland CA28 9DN
Deposit contribution, on 1 of 32 homes · 1 more
Story HomesLiving in Whitehaven
Living in Whitehaven, a town in Cumberland, North West: its new homes, prices and builders, the neighbourhoods, schools and people, and what buying here costs, from today's listings and the official records.
- New homes for sale
- 27
- Developments
- 3
- Middle price
- £244,950
- Builders
- 2
Listings updated 12 Nov 2026
Edgehill ParkStory Homes
Ivy MillsGleeson Homes
Heights at Edgehill ParkStory HomesWhitehaven in brief
Whitehaven has 27 new homes for sale today across 3 developments from 2 builders, priced from £126,950 to £424,950. The middle asking price is £244,950.
That middle price is 37% below the North West middle of £389,995 and 39% below England's £399,995, across the new homes for sale in each.
Whitehaven sits in Cumberland, the council that sets its council tax, runs its planning and is named on its Your First Home cap.
Where the new homes are
Every development with homes for sale in Whitehaven, at its lowest price, inside its boundary.
Boundaries from the ONS; map data from Ordnance Survey OS Open Zoomstack.
New homes in Whitehaven
4-bedroom homes are the most common, 44% of those for sale and 100% are houses. Where the floor area is stated, the middle price is £238 a square foot.
Story Homes
Ivy Mills
From£184,995
- 3-4 beds
- 1-2 baths
Development in Whitehaven, Cumberland CA28 8TP
Deposit contribution, up to 5% builder-stated, on every home · 4 more
Gleeson Homes
Heights at Edgehill Park
From£126,950
- 1-4 beds
- 1-2 baths
- 752-1,359 sq ft
Development in Whitehaven, Cumberland CA28 9DN
Deposit contribution, on 2 of 10 homes
Story HomesNew build prices in Whitehaven
The middle asking price of the homes for sale, by bedrooms and by kind of home.
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
How Whitehaven compares
Sold prices, people, schools and costs, ranked among the council areas of England and Wales.
Where Cumberland stands out
Whitehaven is in Cumberland, and these are the council area's figures. Each figure is placed among up to 318 council areas, from the lowest on the left to the highest on the right.
- Sold price per square foot£18318th lowest of 317
- People per square kilometre9116th lowest of 318
- Middle sold price£170,79021st lowest of 317
- GCSE Attainment 8 score42.432nd lowest of 295
- Households renting privately14%43rd lowest of 318
- Price change in a year-2.4%63rd lowest of 317
Market trends against North West
How Cumberland fares among the council areas of North West on homes sold in the last twelve months.
- Middle sold price£170,7906th lowest of 35 in the region
- Price change in a year-2.4%6th lowest of 35 in the region
- Homes sold per thousand households2812th highest of 35 in the region
Sold prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, people from the ONS Census, schools from Ofsted and the Department for Education, crime from data.police.uk, all via HomePortfolio, measured 10 Nov 2026.
Builders in Whitehaven
Story Homes has the most new homes for sale in Whitehaven: 17 homes across 2 developments, from £126,950. Gleeson Homes has the next most.
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
What buying in Whitehaven costs
At the middle asking price of £244,950, a home mover would pay £2,399 in stamp duty and a first-time buyer nothing, on the rates in force today. A 5% deposit on that price is £12,248 and a 10% deposit £24,495. All of the homes for sale are priced at or under £500,000, the limit for first-time buyer relief. The Your First Home price cap in Cumberland is £220,000: 7 homes for sale here are under it. 14 homes have a builder-stated incentive, most often deposit contribution, flooring and part exchange.
Before tax
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Everyday life near the new homes
What is within 1 mile of the 3 developments with the most homes.
Where to live in Whitehaven
The best place depends on what you need, so this compares rather than ranks: each neighbourhood and town with its new homes for sale today and their middle price.
Other towns in Cumberland
Best places to live in Whitehaven? The neighbourhoods compared
Living in Whitehaven: your questions
Answered from today's listings and the official rules.
How many new homes are for sale in Whitehaven?
27 new homes are for sale in Whitehaven today, across 3 developments from 2 builders.
Is Whitehaven a good place to live?
That depends on what you need from a place, so this guide sets out the figures rather than a verdict. For a new home, Whitehaven has 27 new homes for sale across 3 developments, the middle asking price £244,950 (37% below the North West middle). The guide also shows the schools near the new homes and their Ofsted outcomes, the people from the census, recorded crime, the everyday places within reach and what buying costs here.
What is the average price of a new build home in Whitehaven?
The middle asking price of the new homes for sale in Whitehaven is £244,950, and the lowest is £126,950. By bedrooms: 1 bedroom £126,950, 2 bedrooms £174,450, 3 bedrooms £227,450, 4 bedrooms £299,473, 5+ bedrooms £424,950.
Which builders are building new homes in Whitehaven?
Story Homes and Gleeson Homes have new homes for sale in Whitehaven today.
Which development in Whitehaven has the most homes for sale?
Edgehill Park by Story Homes, with 10 homes for sale from £239,950. Then Ivy Mills by Gleeson Homes and Heights at Edgehill Park by Story Homes.
How much is stamp duty on a new build in Whitehaven?
On the middle asking price of £244,950, a home mover pays £2,399 and a first-time buyer nothing, on the rates in force today. First-time buyer relief applies to homes priced at or under £500,000.
Are there new build incentives in Whitehaven?
Yes: 14 homes for sale in Whitehaven have a builder-stated incentive, most often deposit contribution (13), flooring (10) and part exchange (10).
What are the best places to live in Whitehaven for new homes?
That depends on what you need from a place, so the guide compares its neighbourhoods rather than ranking them. By new homes for sale, the most are in Kells and Sandwith (17 homes, middle £294,950), Hillcrest and Hensingham (10 homes, middle £239,995). Of them, the lowest middle price is in Hillcrest and Hensingham.
Which neighbourhoods in Whitehaven have new homes?
Kells and Sandwith (17) and Hillcrest and Hensingham (10) have the most new homes for sale.
What is the Your First Home price cap in Cumberland?
£220,000. 7 new homes for sale in Whitehaven are under it today. The scheme is not open yet: its rules are on the scheme's page.