# HU2 8HX: area report for a postcode in Kingston upon Hull

HU2 8HX is a postcode in Kingston upon Hull.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Kingston upon Hull. Open the map at HU2 8HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) › [HU2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2) › [HU2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **262 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Kingston upon Hull 029G: 367 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **Hull, 440 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **1 of 1 property in HU2 8HX at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Kingston upon Hull 029G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **£135,511 average price**: For the whole of Kingston upon Hull, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HU2 8HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at HU2 8HX**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX
- **13.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-charles-voluntary-catholic-academy-e144103) | Primary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ron Dearing UTC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ron-dearing-utc-e144766) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 53.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Clifton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clifton-primary-school-e144677) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Fast Forward School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fast-forward-school-e152423) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Collingwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collingwood-primary-school-e139848) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hull College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hull-college-e130579) | Sixth form and further education | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 16.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pearson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pearson-primary-school-e142440) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hull Trinity House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hull-trinity-house-academy-e138082) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £74,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| May 2026 | £95,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| September 2024 | £116,028 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £82,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £59,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £68,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2023 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hull (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE QUAYS MEDICAL PRACTICE (220 m); WILBERFORCE SURGERY (220 m); EAST PARK PRACTICE (220 m); WOLSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE (760 m)
- Pharmacies: WILBERFORCE PHARMACY (220 m); BOOTS (370 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (370 m); BOTANIC PHARMACY (760 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: FREETOWN WAY DENTAL SURGERY (100 m); 30 PERCY STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (110 m); ZING DENTAL CLINIC (220 m); JOHN C GLASSBY DENTAL SURGERY (330 m); 71 - 75 JAMESON STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Hull (260 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Hull Jameson Street (390 m, Morrisons); Heron Paragon Street Hull (410 m, Heron); Tesco Hull St Stephens Extra (450 m, Tesco); Tesco King Edward St Express (470 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £135,511** (July 2026). Kingston upon Hull’s average house price was £135,511 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £31,419** (2025). Full-time workers living in Kingston upon Hull earned a median of £31,419 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 5th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.3×** (2025). A home in Kingston upon Hull costs 4.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 19th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 37.2** (2025). Kingston upon Hull has a deprivation score of 37.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 8th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Kingston upon Hull 029G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.3** (2025). Kingston upon Hull 029G has a deprivation score of 37.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,337th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,152** (2021). Kingston upon Hull 029G had 1,152 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,980th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Kingston upon Hull 029G, 98.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.9%** (August 2026). In Kingston upon Hull 029G, 7.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## HU2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £93,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HU2 was £93,000 in 2025. 7th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 4,229** (2021). HU2 had 4,229 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 408th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in HU2 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In HU2, 99.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull)
- Centre: 53.7479, -0.3438

Council: [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingston-upon-hull-west-and-haltemprice): Emma Hardy (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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.3438,53.7479,HU28HX

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