HU16

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units: 624
Current units: 493
Coordinate coverage: 100%
Electoral wards: 5

Coverage context

Countries represented: England
English regions represented: Yorkshire and the Humber
Local authority codes: 1
Terminated postcode units: 131

Postcode sectors in HU16

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3 sectors

Property

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10,040 recorded sales at this postcode

Address	Date	Price
38, Beechdale, Cottingham, HU16 4RH	28 July 2026	£240,000
8, Muston Avenue, Cottingham, HU16 5HT	24 July 2026	£75,100
88, New Village Road, Cottingham, HU16 4NE	23 July 2026	£208,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools: 5
Primary: 4
Secondary: 1

Recorded crime

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Published events: 1,213
Months covered: 12
Latest month: June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

Violence and sexual offences 447
Shoplifting 140
Public order 114
Other theft 110
Anti social behaviour 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

HU16 usual residents: 16,098
Age-profile population: 15,941

Age bands in HU16

Postcode district

Age 0 to 14: 13.6%; 2,169 residents
Age 15 to 24: 7.8%; 1,244 residents
Age 25 to 44: 20.4%; 3,255 residents
Age 45 to 64: 27.8%; 4,437 residents
Age 65 and over: 30.3%; 4,836 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 490 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 100%
Gigabit-capable: 100%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

In this district, 456 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 456 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 1 postcode unit had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £235,000 from 1,859 recorded sales in HU16. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Riding of Yorkshire is £220,721 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,213 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 447 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.