# HU8

Postcode district covering Kingston upon Hull, Sutton Ings and Sutton on Hull, in Kingston upon Hull.

HU8 is a postcode district covering Kingston upon Hull, Sutton Ings and Sutton on Hull, in Kingston upon Hull. Median sale price £146,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code HU8. 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 HU8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £146,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HU8 was £146,500 in 2025. 98th 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/hu8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 34,527** (2021). HU8 had 34,527 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 677th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu8#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in HU8 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/hu8#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In HU8, 99.8% 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/hu8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=HU8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in HU8 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=HU8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 397 homes were sold in HU8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=HU8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HU8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=HU8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HU8 had 34,527 usual residents at the census.

## How HU8 compares

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

| Measure | HU8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £146,500 | 7th cheapest | 20 postcode districts, HU · 2025 |
| Population | 34,527 | 6th most 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 | 99.8% | joint 4th highest | 20 postcode districts, HU · Jan 2026 |

## Is HU8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HU8 at a rate of 87.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.2 per 1,000 people across the HU postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 285 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HU8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,391), other crime (666) and criminal damage and arson (257).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HU8 was 98.8 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 HU8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HU8 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in HU8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kingston upon Hull 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012822) | 1,506 | 94.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012909) | 1,179 | 19.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012911) | 1,108 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012840) | 1,518 | 94.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012824) | 1,969 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012834) | 1,735 | 100.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012838) | 1,672 | 112.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012821) | 1,857 | 96.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012827) | 1,564 | 243.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012828) | 1,488 | 47.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01035463) | 2,478 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012812) | 1,330 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012814) | 1,488 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012818) | 1,218 | 47.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012804) | 1,698 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012806) | 1,438 | 166.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012807) | 1,353 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012817) | 1,420 | 297.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.5% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012819) | 1,390 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012816) | 1,450 | 107.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012820) | 1,318 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Kingston upon Hull 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/neighbourhood/e01012808) | 1,693 | 127.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |

## Your MP

- [Kingston upon Hull East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingston-upon-hull-east): Karl Turner (Independent), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Beverley and Holderness](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/beverley-and-holderness): Graham Stuart (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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.

## Middle areas in HU8

[Ings](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/ings), [Longhill](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/longhill), [Stoneferry & Sutton Fields](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/stoneferry-and-sutton-fields), [Sutton North](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/sutton-north), [Sutton South](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/sutton-south)

## Postcode sectors in HU8

[HU8 0 (169 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu8-0), [HU8 7 (94 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu8-7), [HU8 8 (189 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu8-8), [HU8 9 (297 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu8-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in HU8

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

## Postcode districts next to HU8

[HU7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu7), [HU9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu9), [HU11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu11)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hull (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.3457,53.7441)

## 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)

## HU8 in brief

HU8 is a postcode district covering Kingston upon Hull, Sutton Ings and Sutton on Hull, in Kingston upon Hull.
About 34,779 people lived in HU8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £146,500 in 2025 across 397 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 87.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HU8 was £146,500 in 2025.
HU8 had 34,527 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in HU8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HU8, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HU8
- Postcode area: [HU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu)
- Constituency: [Kingston upon Hull East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingston-upon-hull-east)
- Council: [Kingston upon Hull †](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull)
- Area: 9.15 km²
- People, mid-2024: 34,779*
- Neighbourhoods: 22
- Output areas: 118

* 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

[HU7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu7), [HU9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu9), [HU11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu11)

## Latest updates for HU8

- 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/HU8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu8#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hu8