HU postcode area: Hull
The HU postcode area is known as the Hull area. It is every postcode that begins HU followed by a number. It has 20 districts and 11,369 postcodes in use, across 2 councils.
Homes in the HU area sold for a typical £177,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £93,500 in HU2 (Kingston upon Hull) to £399,975 in HU20 (Cottingham).
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 53.7719
Longitude -0.3549
This is the middle of the postcodes in the HU area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the HU area?
Homes in the HU area sold for a typical £177,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 4,954 sales, down 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £185,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £177,000
▼ down 4.3% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the HU districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- HU1 postcode district: Kingston upon HullCity of Kingston upon Hull 293 postcodes Typical price£112,500 Gigabit, every home223 of 267 At flood risk258 of 293
- HU2 postcode district: Kingston upon HullCity of Kingston upon Hull 193 postcodes Typical price£93,500 Gigabit, every home168 of 184 At flood risk183 of 193
- HU3 postcode district: Kingston upon HullCity of Kingston upon Hull 753 postcodes Typical price£115,000 Gigabit, every home704 of 745 At flood risk710 of 753
- HU4 postcode district: Kingston upon HullCity of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 422 postcodes Typical price£165,000 Gigabit, every home415 of 420 At flood risk386 of 422
- HU5 postcode district: Kingston upon HullCity of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 1,046 postcodes Typical price£132,500 Gigabit, every home1,023 of 1,039 At flood risk1,037 of 1,046
- HU6 postcode district: Kingston upon HullCity of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 660 postcodes Typical price£145,000 Gigabit, every home631 of 643 At flood risk656 of 660
- HU7 postcode district: Kingston upon HullCity of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 763 postcodes Typical price£165,000 Gigabit, every home722 of 749 At flood risk444 of 763
- HU8 postcode district: Kingston upon HullCity of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 749 postcodes Typical price£147,500 Gigabit, every home725 of 744 At flood risk641 of 749
- HU9 postcode district: Kingston upon HullCity of Kingston upon Hull 1,068 postcodes Typical price£125,000 Gigabit, every home966 of 997 At flood risk955 of 1,068
- HU10 postcode district: Willerby, Anlaby and Kirk EllaEast Riding of Yorkshire 539 postcodes Typical price£271,000 Gigabit, every home508 of 520 At flood risk125 of 539
- HU11 postcode district: BiltonEast Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston upon Hull 419 postcodes Typical price£195,000 Gigabit, every home277 of 415 At flood risk38 of 419
- HU12 postcode district: HedonEast Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston upon Hull 779 postcodes Typical price£185,000 Gigabit, every home532 of 767 At flood risk415 of 779
- HU13 postcode district: HessleEast Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston upon Hull 430 postcodes Typical price£195,000 Gigabit, every home416 of 422 At flood risk152 of 430
- HU14 postcode district: North FerribyEast Riding of Yorkshire 243 postcodes Typical price£331,250 Gigabit, every home217 of 228 At flood risk14 of 243
- HU15 postcode district: Brough and ElloughtonEast Riding of Yorkshire 694 postcodes Typical price£235,000 Gigabit, every home594 of 666 At flood risk233 of 694
- HU16 postcode district: CottinghamEast Riding of Yorkshire 493 postcodes Typical price£245,000 Gigabit, every home456 of 490 At flood risk127 of 493
- HU17 postcode district: BeverleyEast Riding of Yorkshire 1,320 postcodes Typical price£252,500 Gigabit, every home1,087 of 1,247 At flood risk176 of 1,320
- HU18 postcode district: HornseaEast Riding of Yorkshire 272 postcodes Typical price£210,000 Gigabit, every home240 of 266 At flood risk20 of 272
- HU19 postcode district: WithernseaEast Riding of Yorkshire 199 postcodes Typical price£145,000 Gigabit, every home167 of 196 At flood risk31 of 199
- HU20 postcode district: CottinghamEast Riding of Yorkshire 34 postcodes Typical price£399,975 Gigabit, every home25 of 33 At flood riskNone listed
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the HU area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the HU area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the HU area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- City of Kingston upon Hull5,813 postcodes
- East Riding of Yorkshire5,556 postcodes
Near the HU area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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