HU8 7AF postcode in Kingston upon Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull

HU8 7AF is a postcode in Kingston upon Hull, in the Drypool ward of City of Kingston upon Hull. It is in the Kingston upon Hull East parliamentary constituency and the Humberside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 4 of 21 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 63% of homes and businesses at HU8 7AF can get it Across City of Kingston upon Hull: Over 99% Typical price £70,000 Homes sold in HU8 7, last 12 months. ▼ 42.4% on the year before Nearest station Hull 1.2 km in a straight line

Where HU8 7AF is, and what is near it

Map of HU8 7AF and what is near it Map of HU8 7AF: its centre point, with the 93 other postcodes in the HU8 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. HU8 7AB: also in HU8 7HU8 7AE: also in HU8 7HU8 7AJ: also in HU8 7HU8 7AL: also in HU8 7HU8 7AN: also in HU8 7HU8 7AP: also in HU8 7HU8 7AS: also in HU8 7HU8 7AU: also in HU8 7HU8 7BA: also in HU8 7HU8 7BB: also in HU8 7HU8 7BD: also in HU8 7HU8 7BE: also in HU8 7HU8 7BF: also in HU8 7HU8 7BG: also in HU8 7HU8 7BJ: also in HU8 7HU8 7DA: also in HU8 7HU8 7DS: also in HU8 7HU8 7EB: also in HU8 7HU8 7ED: also in HU8 7HU8 7EX: also in HU8 7HU8 7EY: also in HU8 7HU8 7FB: also in HU8 7HU8 7HA: also in HU8 7HU8 7HB: also in HU8 7HU8 7HE: also in HU8 7HU8 7HG: also in HU8 7HU8 7HH: also in HU8 7HU8 7HJ: also in HU8 7HU8 7HL: also in HU8 7HU8 7HN: also in HU8 7HU8 7HP: also in HU8 7HU8 7HQ: also in HU8 7HU8 7HR: also in HU8 7HU8 7HS: also in HU8 7HU8 7HT: also in HU8 7HU8 7HU: also in HU8 7HU8 7HW: also in HU8 7HU8 7HX: also in HU8 7HU8 7HY: also in HU8 7HU8 7HZ: also in HU8 7HU8 7JA: also in HU8 7HU8 7JB: also in HU8 7HU8 7JH: also in HU8 7HU8 7JJ: also in HU8 7HU8 7JQ: also in HU8 7HU8 7LA: also in HU8 7HU8 7LB: also in HU8 7HU8 7LD: also in HU8 7HU8 7LE: also in HU8 7HU8 7LG: also in HU8 7HU8 7LL: also in HU8 7HU8 7LN: also in HU8 7HU8 7NA: also in HU8 7HU8 7NE: also in HU8 7HU8 7NX: also in HU8 7HU8 7QF: also in HU8 7HU8 7RL: also in HU8 7HU8 7RP: also in HU8 7HU8 7RR: also in HU8 7HU8 7RS: also in HU8 7HU8 7RU: also in HU8 7HU8 7RX: also in HU8 7HU8 7RY: also in HU8 7HU8 7RZ: also in HU8 7HU8 7SA: also in HU8 7HU8 7SB: also in HU8 7HU8 7SD: also in HU8 7HU8 7SE: also in HU8 7HU8 7SF: also in HU8 7HU8 7SG: also in HU8 7HU8 7SH: also in HU8 7HU8 7SJ: also in HU8 7HU8 7SL: also in HU8 7HU8 7SN: also in HU8 7HU8 7SP: also in HU8 7HU8 7SR: also in HU8 7HU8 7ST: also in HU8 7HU8 7SU: also in HU8 7HU8 7SX: also in HU8 7HU8 7SY: also in HU8 7HU8 7SZ: also in HU8 7HU8 7TD: also in HU8 7HU8 7TE: also in HU8 7HU8 7TF: also in HU8 7HU8 7TG: also in HU8 7HU8 7TH: also in HU8 7HU8 7TJ: also in HU8 7HU8 7TP: also in HU8 7HU8 7TQ: also in HU8 7HU8 7TW: also in HU8 7 New Holland station 5.8 kmKingston upon Hull HU8 7AF Map of HU8 7AF and what is near it Map of HU8 7AF: its centre point, with the 93 other postcodes in the HU8 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Drypool HU8 7AF
  • HU8 7AF
  • Other postcodes in HU8 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 53.7515, longitude -0.3322)

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 HU8 7AF?

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 HU8 7AF?

63% of the homes and businesses at HU8 7AF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 63% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HU8 7AF 63% City of Kingston upon Hull Over 99%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HU8 7AF 63% City of Kingston upon Hull Over 99%
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 HU8 7AF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Hull City Council's days for HU8 7AF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for HU8 7AF 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 HU8 7AF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 21 homes and businesses at HU8 7AF. 4 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 3 more at a lower risk.

21 homes and businesses at HU8 7AF High: 4Very low: 3Not in an area at risk: 14

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 HU8 7AF: 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 HU8 7AF is in 4 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 00:45 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 00:45 on 23 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 HU8 7AF?

Homes in HU8 7 sold for a typical £70,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 14 sales, down 42.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£70,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£121,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 42.4% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £70,000 13 sales

Across the whole HU8 district: a typical £147,500 from 318 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 HU8 7AF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HU8 7AF 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

What council tax band are homes near HU8 7AF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around HU8 7AF. Over half of them (87%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (60%). 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 HU8 7AF

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 £2,040 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,530.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 850 (87%)£1,530
Band Babout 120 (12%)£1,785
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,040
Band Dwithheld£2,295
Band Efewer than 5£2,805
Band Ffewer than 5£3,315
Band Gfewer than 5£3,825
Band Hwithheld£4,590

When the homes were built

  1. 60% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982: 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 HU8 7AF is in (ONS area E01012809), 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 HU8 7AF?

The nearest open schools to HU8 7AF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HU8 7AF, 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 HU8 7AF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HU8 7AF is Hull Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Hull Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • New Holland Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mulgrave Street, 207 m away.

More stations near HU8 7AF, 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 HU8 7AF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HU8 7AF, 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 HU8 7AF?

1 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HU8 7AF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Evolt Charging point · 2 chargers 700 mWalk
  • The Deep charging station Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 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 HU8 7AF?

The nearest to the centre of HU8 7AF, 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 HU8 7AF?

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 HU8 7AF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HU8 7AF, 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 HU8 7AF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HU8 7AF, 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 HU8 7AF?

The nearest vets to the centre of HU8 7AF 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 HU8 7AF in a conservation area?

The centre of HU8 7AF 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 HU8 7AF?

Police.uk records 709 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HU8 7AF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences220 reports
Public order94 reports
Shoplifting84 reports
Criminal damage and arson72 reports
Anti-social behaviour63 reports
Other theft39 reports

Also: vehicle crime 33, burglary 28, robbery 21, bicycle theft 15, drugs 14, other crime 13, possession of weapons 7, theft from the person 6.

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 HU8 7AF

Ward
Drypool
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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