HU12 postcode area · East Riding of Yorkshire

The HU12 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, City of. Area Scores range from 9 to 70 across them. Every full HU12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HU12 district contains both ends of the scale: Burstwick & Thorngumbald at 71 out of 100 (#2,013 of 6,856 in England) against Withernsea East & Patrington at 10, a 61-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £115,000 in Drypool & Victoria Dock to £219,000 in Aldbrough & Sproatley — a 1.9× gap within the HU12 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull, City of — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,497a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime70per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HU12 district

£182,500median home sold over the past year · +15.0% over 5 years · -1.4% over the year · 409 sales
Detached£285,000
Semi-detached£172,850
Terraced£137,500
Flat£110,000
East Riding of Yorkshire£225,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Burstwick & ThorngumbaldEast Riding of Yorkshire 2,01371 £181,500
Hedon & PrestonEast Riding of Yorkshire 2,03470 £170,000
Aldbrough & SproatleyEast Riding of Yorkshire 2,91158 £219,000
Withernsea West & KeyinghamEast Riding of Yorkshire 3,22053 £193,000
Drypool & Victoria DockKingston upon Hull, City of 6,03712 £115,000
Withernsea East & PatringtonEast Riding of Yorkshire 6,18810 £145,000

People living in HU12 Census 2021

Residents47,524
Median age (est.)49
Density125per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above24%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 11%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Professional 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Professional15%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in HU12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HU12 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HU12.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.