HU5 postcode area · Kingston upon Hull, City of

The HU5 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, City of. Area Scores range from 1 to 79 across them. Every full HU5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HU5 district contains both ends of the scale: Cottingham East at 80 out of 100 (#1,383 of 6,856 in England) against Sculcoates at 1, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £103,000 in Sculcoates to £220,000 in Cottingham South & North Ella — a 2.1× gap within the HU5 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£32,639a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime112per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied55%

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 HU5 district

£135,000median home sold over the past year · +17.4% over 5 years · +0.7% over the year · 616 sales
Detached£255,000
Semi-detached£170,000
Terraced£128,000
Flat£65,000
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
Cottingham EastEast Riding of Yorkshire 1,38380 £200,000
Anlaby CommonEast Riding of Yorkshire 2,16468 £180,000
Cottingham South & North EllaEast Riding of Yorkshire 2,39065 £220,000
University & Newland NorthKingston upon Hull, City of 2,46664 £161,000
Bricknell EastKingston upon Hull, City of 2,77460 £170,000
East EllaKingston upon Hull, City of 4,03641 £177,250
DerringhamKingston upon Hull, City of 4,04341 £132,500
Stoneferry & Sutton FieldsKingston upon Hull, City of 4,58433 £130,000
Newland AvenuesKingston upon Hull, City of 5,05026 £140,500
NewingtonKingston upon Hull, City of 5,44121 £125,000
Bricknell WestKingston upon Hull, City of 5,46820 £155,000
Chanterlands AvenueKingston upon Hull, City of 5,54419 £121,000
Drypool & Victoria DockKingston upon Hull, City of 6,03712 £115,000
Newland SouthKingston upon Hull, City of 6,18110 £109,000
SculcoatesKingston upon Hull, City of 6,7641 £103,000

People living in HU5 Census 2021

Residents115,419
Median age (est.)39
Density3,103per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above27%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 15%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 36%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 90%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 42% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 HU5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HU5 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around 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.