HU3 5BL postcode in Kingston upon Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull

HU3 5BL is a postcode in Kingston upon Hull, in the St Andrew's & Docklands ward of City of Kingston upon Hull. It is in the Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice parliamentary constituency and the Humberside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 1 of 11 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at HU3 5BL can get it Across City of Kingston upon Hull: Over 99% Typical price £180,000 Homes sold in HU3 5, last 12 months. ▲ 11.8% on the year before Nearest station Hull 2.4 km in a straight line

Where HU3 5BL is, and what is near it

Map of HU3 5BL and what is near it Map of HU3 5BL: its centre point, with the 102 other postcodes in the HU3 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. HU3 5AA: also in HU3 5HU3 5AB: also in HU3 5HU3 5AD: also in HU3 5HU3 5AE: also in HU3 5HU3 5AF: also in HU3 5HU3 5AG: also in HU3 5HU3 5AH: also in HU3 5HU3 5AJ: also in HU3 5HU3 5AN: also in HU3 5HU3 5AP: also in HU3 5HU3 5AQ: also in HU3 5HU3 5AR: also in HU3 5HU3 5AS: also in HU3 5HU3 5AT: also in HU3 5HU3 5AU: also in HU3 5HU3 5AW: also in HU3 5HU3 5AX: also in HU3 5HU3 5AY: also in HU3 5HU3 5BA: also in HU3 5HU3 5BH: also in HU3 5HU3 5BJ: also in HU3 5HU3 5BN: also in HU3 5HU3 5BP: also in HU3 5HU3 5BQ: also in HU3 5HU3 5BS: also in HU3 5HU3 5BT: also in HU3 5HU3 5BU: also in HU3 5HU3 5BW: also in HU3 5HU3 5BX: also in HU3 5HU3 5BY: also in HU3 5HU3 5BZ: also in HU3 5HU3 5DB: also in HU3 5HU3 5DD: also in HU3 5HU3 5DE: also in HU3 5HU3 5DF: also in HU3 5HU3 5DG: also in HU3 5HU3 5DH: also in HU3 5HU3 5DJ: also in HU3 5HU3 5DQ: also in HU3 5HU3 5DR: also in HU3 5HU3 5DS: also in HU3 5HU3 5DT: also in HU3 5HU3 5DU: also in HU3 5HU3 5DW: also in HU3 5HU3 5DY: also in HU3 5HU3 5DZ: also in HU3 5HU3 5EA: also in HU3 5HU3 5EB: also in HU3 5HU3 5ED: also in HU3 5HU3 5EF: also in HU3 5HU3 5EG: also in HU3 5HU3 5EH: also in HU3 5HU3 5EJ: also in HU3 5HU3 5EL: also in HU3 5HU3 5EN: also in HU3 5HU3 5EX: also in HU3 5HU3 5FX: also in HU3 5HU3 5GL: also in HU3 5HU3 5JA: also in HU3 5HU3 5JB: also in HU3 5HU3 5JF: also in HU3 5HU3 5JL: also in HU3 5HU3 5JU: also in HU3 5HU3 5LA: also in HU3 5HU3 5LE: also in HU3 5HU3 5LF: also in HU3 5HU3 5LJ: also in HU3 5HU3 5LL: also in HU3 5HU3 5LW: also in HU3 5HU3 5LX: also in HU3 5HU3 5ND: also in HU3 5HU3 5PT: also in HU3 5HU3 5PY: also in HU3 5HU3 5QA: also in HU3 5HU3 5QG: also in HU3 5HU3 5QJ: also in HU3 5HU3 5QL: also in HU3 5HU3 5QP: also in HU3 5HU3 5QT: also in HU3 5HU3 5QU: also in HU3 5HU3 5QW: also in HU3 5HU3 5QX: also in HU3 5HU3 5QY: also in HU3 5HU3 5QZ: also in HU3 5HU3 5RE: also in HU3 5HU3 5RQ: also in HU3 5HU3 5SA: also in HU3 5HU3 5SB: also in HU3 5 Kingston Health (Hull) 1.0 kmGP 1.2 kmHull station 2.4 kmNewington & Gipsyville HU3 5BL Map of HU3 5BL and what is near it Map of HU3 5BL: its centre point, with the 102 other postcodes in the HU3 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.2 kmNewington & Gipsyville HU3 5BL
  • HU3 5BL
  • Other postcodes in HU3 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.7338, longitude -0.3770)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HU3 5BL?

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 HU3 5BL?

Every home and business at HU3 5BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HU3 5BL 100% City of Kingston upon Hull Over 99%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HU3 5BL 100% City of Kingston upon Hull Over 99%
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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 HU3 5BL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Hull City Council's days for HU3 5BL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for HU3 5BL on BinDayBuddy

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 HU3 5BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 11 homes and businesses at HU3 5BL. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 9 more at a lower risk.

11 homes and businesses at HU3 5BL Low: 1Very low: 9Not in an area at risk: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 City of Kingston upon Hull

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for HU3 5BL: 1,221 properties in City of Kingston upon Hull are at high risk (0.8% of all its properties). All the figures for City of Kingston upon Hull

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 HU3 5BL is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 00:48 on 24 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 00:48 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near HU3 5BL?

Homes in HU3 5 sold for a typical £180,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 29 sales, up 11.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£180,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£161,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £182,500 14 sales
  • Terraced £167,500 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole HU3 district: a typical £115,000 from 167 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 HU3 5BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HU3 5BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at HU3 5BL

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at HU3 5BL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near HU3 5BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around HU3 5BL. Over half of them (84%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (69%). 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 HU3 5BL

Band D in City of Kingston upon Hull for 2026‑27: £2,295. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,530 (band A) to £1,785 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,530.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 490 (84%)£1,530
Band Babout 90 (16%)£1,785
Band Cwithheld£2,040
Band Dfewer than 5£2,295
Band Efewer than 5£2,805
Band Ffewer than 5£3,315
Band Gfewer than 5£3,825
Band Hfewer than 5£4,590

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 69% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 20% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for City of Kingston upon Hull 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 HU3 5BL is in (ONS area E01035468), 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 HU3 5BL?

The nearest open schools to HU3 5BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HU3 5BL, 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 HU3 5BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HU3 5BL is Hull Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Hull Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • New Holland Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Liverpool Street, 38 m away.

More stations near HU3 5BL, 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 HU3 5BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HU3 5BL, 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 HU3 5BL?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HU3 5BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Hull Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 800 mWalk

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 HU3 5BL?

The nearest to the centre of HU3 5BL, 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 HU3 5BL?

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 HU3 5BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HU3 5BL, 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 HU3 5BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HU3 5BL, 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 HU3 5BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of HU3 5BL 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 HU3 5BL in a conservation area?

The centre of HU3 5BL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 HU3 5BL?

Police.uk records 456 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HU3 5BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences181 reports
Shoplifting60 reports
Public order43 reports
Criminal damage and arson38 reports
Anti-social behaviour34 reports
Other theft28 reports

Also: vehicle crime 15, drugs 12, other crime 12, burglary 10, bicycle theft 8, robbery 6, possession of weapons 6, theft from the person 3.

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 HU3 5BL

Ward
St Andrew's & Docklands
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Kingston upon Hull
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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