HU18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Hornsea, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HU18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HU18, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HU18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HU18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HU18 at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.2 per 1,000 people across HU.
In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HU18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (266), other crime (102) and criminal damage and arson (70).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HU18 was 56.3 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 HU18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HU18 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HU18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Riding of Yorkshire 010D | 2,242 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.2% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire 012A | 1,606 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire 012B | 1,542 | 63.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire 012C | 1,668 | 89.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire 012D | 1,722 | 66.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.5% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire 012E | 1,664 | 62.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
Your MP
- Charlie DewhirstConservativeMP for Bridlington and The Wolds
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in HU181
Postcode sectors in HU181
Council1
Towns in HU181
Postcode districts next to HU182
More in the HU postcode area2
HU18 in brief
HU18 is a postcode district covering Hornsea, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
About 9,202 people lived in HU18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £218,000 in 2025 across 208 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HU18 was £218,000 in 2025.
HU18 had 9,126 usual residents at the census.
In HU18, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HU18, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.