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HU2 postcode area · Kingston upon Hull, City of

The HU2 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, City of. Area Scores range from 1 to 53 across them. Every full HU2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the HU2 district: Withernsea West & Keyingham scores 53 out of 100 (#3,220 of 6,856 nationally) while Sculcoates sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 52 points apart on the index. 3 of the 4 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £103,000 in Sculcoates to £193,000 in Withernsea West & Keyingham — a 1.9× gap within the HU2 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£28,086a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime252per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied36%

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 HU2 district

£104,000median home sold over the past year · +33.3% over 5 years · +9.5% over the year · 34 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced£110,000
Flat£86,500
Kingston upon Hull, City of£141,500
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
Withernsea West & KeyinghamEast Riding of Yorkshire 3,22053 £193,000
Drypool & Victoria DockKingston upon Hull, City of 6,03712 £115,000
Hull City CentreKingston upon Hull, City of 6,6473 £120,000
SculcoatesKingston upon Hull, City of 6,7641 £103,000

People living in HU2 Census 2021

Residents34,376
Median age (est.)40
Density225per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above25%
No car or van43%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 27%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 31%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 45%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 9%Other: 12%
One person 45%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 9%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 15% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional15%
Process & plant13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 6%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 5%
White 84%Asian 6%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 40% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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 HU2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HU2 district.

Withernsea

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HU2.

HU9 HU12 HU8 HU1 HU3 HU7 HU11 HU5

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.