# HU5 5WZ: area report for a postcode in Kingston upon Hull

HU5 5WZ 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 HU5 5WZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) › [HU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu5) › [HU5 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu5-5)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Kingston upon Hull 019C: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **Cottingham, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **18 of 18 properties in HU5 5WZ 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=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Kingston upon Hull 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **£135,511 average price**: For the whole of Kingston upon Hull, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HU5 5WZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **Low road and rail noise at HU5 5WZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **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=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Appleton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/appleton-primary-school-e140229) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Priory Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-primary-school-e140290) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wyke Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyke-sixth-form-college-e130581) | Sixth form and further education | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Kelvin Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kelvin-hall-school-e143221) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wold Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wold-academy-e139968) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Croxby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croxby-primary-school-e145177) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ainthorpe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ainthorpe-primary-school-e139570) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bricknell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bricknell-primary-school-e140235) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £123,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £103,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: KEITH'S PHARMACY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Hull (Rispins) (140 m, Budgens); Budgens Wold Road (880 m, Budgens); Tesco Hull Bricknell Ave Express (940 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.8** (2025). Kingston upon Hull 019C has a deprivation score of 22.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,566th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £134,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kingston upon Hull 019C was £134,000 in 2025. Joint 1,521st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,305** (2021). Kingston upon Hull 019C had 1,305 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,747th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Kingston upon Hull 019C, 100.0% 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.

## HU5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £137,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HU5 was £137,000 in 2025. Joint 62nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 48,840** (2021). HU5 had 48,840 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 229th most 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 HU5 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In HU5, 99.9% 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: 53.7624, -0.3992

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=-0.3992,53.7624,HU55WZ

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