# HU2

Postcode district covering Kingston upon Hull, Lisle Court and Sculcoates, in Kingston upon Hull.

HU2 is a postcode district covering Kingston upon Hull, Lisle Court and Sculcoates, in Kingston upon Hull. Median sale price £93,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code HU2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [HU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu)

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 HU2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=HU2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in HU2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=HU2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 42 homes were sold in HU2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=HU2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HU2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=HU2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HU2 had 4,229 usual residents at the census.

## How HU2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | HU2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £93,000 | cheapest | 20 postcode districts, HU · 2025 |
| Population | 4,229 | 3rd least populated | 20 postcode districts, HU · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, HU · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.1% | joint 8th lowest | 20 postcode districts, HU · Jan 2026 |

## Is HU2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HU2 at a rate of 251.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.2 per 1,000 people across the HU postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 115 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HU2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (413), other crime (222) and criminal damage and arson (153).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HU2 was 226.4 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 HU2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HU2 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in HU2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kingston upon Hull 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012856) | 1,740 | 128.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 029F](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01033109) | 1,484 | 262.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.3% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 029G](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01035465) | 1,152 | 367.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |

## Your MP

- [Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingston-upon-hull-north-and-cottingham): Dame Diana Johnson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 77% of the people here.
- [Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingston-upon-hull-west-and-haltemprice): Emma Hardy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 22% of the people here.
- [Kingston upon Hull East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingston-upon-hull-east): Karl Turner (Independent), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Postcode sectors in HU2

[HU2 0 (60 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2-0), [HU2 8 (98 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2-8), [HU2 9 (35 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2-9)

## Council

[Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull)

## Towns in HU2

[Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull)

## Postcode districts next to HU2

[HU1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu1), [HU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu3), [HU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu5)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hull (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.3457,53.7441), [Cottingham (5.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.4064,53.7816), [New Holland (6.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.3602,53.7019)

## More in the HU postcode area

[All HU postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## HU2 in brief

HU2 is a postcode district covering Kingston upon Hull, Lisle Court and Sculcoates, in Kingston upon Hull.
About 4,615 people lived in HU2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £93,000 in 2025 across 42 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 251.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HU2 was £93,000 in 2025.
HU2 had 4,229 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in HU2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HU2, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HU2
- Postcode area: [HU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu)
- Constituency: [Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingston-upon-hull-north-and-cottingham)
- Council: [Kingston upon Hull †](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull)
- Area: 1.33 km²
- People, mid-2024: 4,615*
- Neighbourhoods: 3
- Output areas: 16

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[HU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu3), [HU1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu1), [HU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu5)

## Latest updates for HU2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/HU2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu2