HU16 4PY postcode in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire

HU16 4PY is a postcode in Cottingham, in the Cottingham South ward of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham parliamentary constituency and the Humberside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 97% of homes and businesses at HU16 4PY can get it Across East Riding of Yorkshire: 95% Typical price £245,000 Homes sold in HU16 4, last 12 months. ▲ 6.5% on the year before Nearest station Cottingham 650 m in a straight line

Where HU16 4PY is, and what is near it

Map of HU16 4PY and what is near it Map of HU16 4PY: its centre point, with the 181 other postcodes in the HU16 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. HU16 4AA: also in HU16 4HU16 4AB: also in HU16 4HU16 4AD: also in HU16 4HU16 4AE: also in HU16 4HU16 4AG: also in HU16 4HU16 4AH: also in HU16 4HU16 4AJ: also in HU16 4HU16 4AL: also in HU16 4HU16 4AP: also in HU16 4HU16 4AQ: also in HU16 4HU16 4AR: also in HU16 4HU16 4AS: also in HU16 4HU16 4AT: also in HU16 4HU16 4AU: also in HU16 4HU16 4AW: also in HU16 4HU16 4AY: also in HU16 4HU16 4AZ: also in HU16 4HU16 4BB: also in HU16 4HU16 4BD: also in HU16 4HU16 4BE: also in HU16 4HU16 4BG: also in HU16 4HU16 4BH: also in HU16 4HU16 4BJ: also in HU16 4HU16 4BL: also in HU16 4HU16 4BN: also in HU16 4HU16 4BP: also in HU16 4HU16 4BQ: also in HU16 4HU16 4BW: also in HU16 4HU16 4DA: also in HU16 4HU16 4DB: also in HU16 4HU16 4DD: also in HU16 4HU16 4DE: also in HU16 4HU16 4DF: also in HU16 4HU16 4DJ: also in HU16 4HU16 4DL: also in HU16 4HU16 4DN: also in HU16 4HU16 4DP: also in HU16 4HU16 4DR: also in HU16 4HU16 4DS: also in HU16 4HU16 4DT: also in HU16 4HU16 4DU: also in HU16 4HU16 4DX: also in HU16 4HU16 4DY: also in HU16 4HU16 4DZ: also in HU16 4HU16 4EA: also in HU16 4HU16 4EB: also in HU16 4HU16 4ED: also in HU16 4HU16 4EF: also in HU16 4HU16 4EG: also in HU16 4HU16 4EW: also in HU16 4HU16 4LF: also in HU16 4HU16 4LH: also in HU16 4HU16 4LJ: also in HU16 4HU16 4LQ: also in HU16 4HU16 4LU: also in HU16 4HU16 4LZ: also in HU16 4HU16 4NA: also in HU16 4HU16 4NB: also in HU16 4HU16 4ND: also in HU16 4HU16 4NE: also in HU16 4HU16 4NF: also in HU16 4HU16 4NG: also in HU16 4HU16 4NH: also in HU16 4HU16 4NJ: also in HU16 4HU16 4NL: also in HU16 4HU16 4NN: also in HU16 4HU16 4NP: also in HU16 4HU16 4NQ: also in HU16 4HU16 4PA: also in HU16 4HU16 4PB: also in HU16 4HU16 4PD: also in HU16 4HU16 4PE: also in HU16 4HU16 4PF: also in HU16 4HU16 4PJ: also in HU16 4HU16 4PL: also in HU16 4HU16 4PN: also in HU16 4HU16 4PP: also in HU16 4HU16 4PR: also in HU16 4HU16 4PS: also in HU16 4HU16 4PT: also in HU16 4HU16 4PU: also in HU16 4HU16 4PW: also in HU16 4HU16 4PX: also in HU16 4HU16 4PZ: also in HU16 4HU16 4QA: also in HU16 4HU16 4QB: also in HU16 4HU16 4QD: also in HU16 4HU16 4QE: also in HU16 4HU16 4QF: also in HU16 4HU16 4QG: also in HU16 4HU16 4QH: also in HU16 4HU16 4QJ: also in HU16 4HU16 4QL: also in HU16 4HU16 4QN: also in HU16 4HU16 4QP: also in HU16 4HU16 4QQ: also in HU16 4HU16 4QR: also in HU16 4HU16 4QT: also in HU16 4HU16 4QU: also in HU16 4HU16 4QW: also in HU16 4HU16 4QX: also in HU16 4HU16 4QZ: also in HU16 4HU16 4RA: also in HU16 4HU16 4RB: also in HU16 4HU16 4RE: also in HU16 4HU16 4RF: also in HU16 4HU16 4RH: also in HU16 4HU16 4RJ: also in HU16 4HU16 4RL: also in HU16 4HU16 4RN: also in HU16 4HU16 4RP: also in HU16 4HU16 4RQ: also in HU16 4HU16 4RR: also in HU16 4HU16 4RS: also in HU16 4HU16 4RT: also in HU16 4HU16 4RU: also in HU16 4HU16 4RW: also in HU16 4HU16 4RX: also in HU16 4HU16 4RY: also in HU16 4HU16 4RZ: also in HU16 4HU16 4SA: also in HU16 4HU16 4SB: also in HU16 4HU16 4SD: also in HU16 4HU16 4SE: also in HU16 4HU16 4XX: also in HU16 4 School 1.5 kmSchool 1.6 kmGP 2.0 kmCottingham HU16 4PY Map of HU16 4PY and what is near it Map of HU16 4PY: its centre point, with the 181 other postcodes in the HU16 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.0 kmCottingham South HU16 4PY
  • HU16 4PY
  • Other postcodes in HU16 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7768, longitude -0.4005)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HU16 4PY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at HU16 4PY?

97% of the homes and businesses at HU16 4PY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HU16 4PY 97% East Riding of Yorkshire 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HU16 4PY 97% East Riding of Yorkshire 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at HU16 4PY?

BinDayBuddy does not read East Riding of Yorkshire Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is HU16 4PY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include HU16 4PY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across East Riding of Yorkshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for HU16 4PY: 4,209 properties in East Riding of Yorkshire are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for East Riding of Yorkshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of HU16 4PY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near HU16 4PY?

Homes in HU16 4 sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 100 sales, up 6.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£245,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£230,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £380,000 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 53 sales
  • Terraced £180,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole HU16 district: a typical £245,000 from 229 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in HU16 4PY

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in HU16 4PY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 July 2026. The middle price was £287,500, from £245,000 to £450,000. Across HU16 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £245,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near HU16 4PY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around HU16 4PY. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around HU16 4PY

Band D in East Riding of Yorkshire for 2026‑27: £2,466. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,644 (band A) to £4,932 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,466.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (13%)£1,644
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,918
Band Cabout 120 (21%)£2,192
Band Dabout 190 (34%)£2,466
Band Eabout 70 (13%)£3,014
Band Fabout 50 (9%)£3,562
Band Gabout 20 (4%)£4,110
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,932

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 30% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for East Riding of Yorkshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of HU16 4PY is in (ONS area E01012962), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near HU16 4PY?

The nearest open schools to HU16 4PY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HU16 4PY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to HU16 4PY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HU16 4PY is Cottingham Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Cottingham Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Hull Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cottingham Hull Road, 176 m away.

More stations near HU16 4PY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near HU16 4PY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HU16 4PY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near HU16 4PY?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HU16 4PY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Evolt Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 2.1 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near HU16 4PY?

The nearest to the centre of HU16 4PY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to HU16 4PY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near HU16 4PY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HU16 4PY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near HU16 4PY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HU16 4PY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near HU16 4PY?

The nearest vets to the centre of HU16 4PY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is HU16 4PY in a conservation area?

The centre of HU16 4PY is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near HU16 4PY?

Police.uk records 209 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HU16 4PY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences68 reports
Shoplifting39 reports
Public order24 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports
Burglary15 reports
Other theft14 reports

Also: other crime 9, anti-social behaviour 7, robbery 5, bicycle theft 3, possession of weapons 3, vehicle crime 2, drugs 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for HU16 4PY

Ward
Cottingham South
Parish
Cottingham
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Cottingham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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