HU6 8QE postcode in Kingston upon Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull

HU6 8QE is a postcode in Kingston upon Hull, in the University ward of City of Kingston upon Hull. 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.

Where HU6 8QE is, and what is near it

Map of HU6 8QE and what is near it Map of HU6 8QE: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the HU6 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. HU6 8LA: also in HU6 8HU6 8NE: also in HU6 8HU6 8NG: also in HU6 8HU6 8NH: also in HU6 8HU6 8NJ: also in HU6 8HU6 8NL: also in HU6 8HU6 8NN: also in HU6 8HU6 8NP: also in HU6 8HU6 8NQ: also in HU6 8HU6 8NR: also in HU6 8HU6 8NS: also in HU6 8HU6 8NT: also in HU6 8HU6 8NU: also in HU6 8HU6 8NX: also in HU6 8HU6 8NY: also in HU6 8HU6 8PJ: also in HU6 8HU6 8PL: also in HU6 8HU6 8PN: also in HU6 8HU6 8PP: also in HU6 8HU6 8PW: also in HU6 8HU6 8QA: also in HU6 8HU6 8QF: also in HU6 8HU6 8QG: also in HU6 8HU6 8QL: also in HU6 8HU6 8QN: also in HU6 8HU6 8QP: also in HU6 8HU6 8QR: also in HU6 8HU6 8QS: also in HU6 8HU6 8QT: also in HU6 8HU6 8QU: also in HU6 8HU6 8QW: also in HU6 8HU6 8QX: also in HU6 8HU6 8QY: also in HU6 8HU6 8QZ: also in HU6 8HU6 8RA: also in HU6 8HU6 8RE: also in HU6 8HU6 8RF: also in HU6 8HU6 8RG: also in HU6 8HU6 8SA: also in HU6 8 School 550 mGP 1.7 kmGP 1.7 kmCottingham station 2.1 kmUniversity HU6 8QE Map of HU6 8QE and what is near it Map of HU6 8QE: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the HU6 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.7 kmCottingham station 2.1 kmUniversity HU6 8QE
  • HU6 8QE
  • Other postcodes in HU6 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 53.7702, longitude -0.3814)

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 HU6 8QE?

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 HU6 8QE?

Every home and business at HU6 8QE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HU6 8QE 100% City of Kingston upon Hull Over 99%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HU6 8QE 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 HU6 8QE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Hull City Council's days for HU6 8QE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 HU6 8QE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 97 homes and businesses at HU6 8QE. 73 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 23 more at a lower risk.

97 homes and businesses at HU6 8QE Low: 73Very low: 23Not 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 HU6 8QE: 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 HU6 8QE is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 18:20 on 24 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 18:20 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 HU6 8QE?

Homes in HU6 8 sold for a typical £130,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 54 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£130,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£130,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £150,750 26 sales
  • Terraced £115,000 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole HU6 district: a typical £145,000 from 235 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 HU6 8QE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HU6 8QE 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 HU6 8QE

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at HU6 8QE. 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 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near HU6 8QE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around HU6 8QE. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (75%). 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 HU6 8QE

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 £2,295 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,530.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 450 (52%)£1,530
Band Babout 300 (34%)£1,785
Band Cabout 80 (9%)£2,040
Band Dabout 40 (5%)£2,295
Band Ewithheld£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. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 75% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1965 to 1982, 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 HU6 8QE is in (ONS area E01012913), 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 HU6 8QE?

The nearest open schools to HU6 8QE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HU6 8QE, 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 HU6 8QE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HU6 8QE is Cottingham Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Cottingham Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Hull 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.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Oakfield Court, 62 m away.

More stations near HU6 8QE, 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 HU6 8QE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HU6 8QE, 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 HU6 8QE?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HU6 8QE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Evolt Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 850 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 HU6 8QE?

The nearest to the centre of HU6 8QE, 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 HU6 8QE?

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 HU6 8QE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HU6 8QE, 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 HU6 8QE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HU6 8QE, 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 HU6 8QE?

The nearest vets to the centre of HU6 8QE 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 HU6 8QE in a conservation area?

The centre of HU6 8QE 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 HU6 8QE?

Police.uk records 267 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HU6 8QE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences97 reports
Public order32 reports
Burglary26 reports
Criminal damage and arson24 reports
Other theft17 reports
Shoplifting16 reports

Also: vehicle crime 13, anti-social behaviour 11, bicycle theft 10, other crime 10, possession of weapons 5, drugs 4, robbery 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 HU6 8QE

Ward
University
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Kingston upon Hull
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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