HU2 8RS

Central · Kingston upon Hull, City of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Central
Postcode district
HU2
Postcode sector
HU2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HU2 8RR 54 m
HU2 8RU 87 m
HU3 1AL 91 m
HU3 1AP 114 m
HU3 1AT 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HU2 8RS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2008
Terminated
1 May 2011
Postcode area
HU
Postcode district
HU2
Postcode sector
HU2 8
Latitude
53.745788
Longitude
-0.351552
British National Grid easting
508,809
British National Grid northing
428,971

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Electoral ward
Central · E05011529
Parish or community
E43000010
Output area
E00189244
Lower layer super output area
Kingston upon Hull 029H · E01035466
Middle layer super output area
Kingston upon Hull 029 · E02002680

Postcode source versions

Explore HU2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
55
Secondary
11
  1. Collingwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    473 m
  2. St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    618 m
  3. Adelaide Primary School

    Academy converter

    806 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,485
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,976
  • Public order 1,283
  • Shoplifting 1,035
  • Criminal damage and arson 838
  • Other theft 726

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HU2 8 residents
1,589

Age bands in HU2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

154 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.3%

245 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.1%

498 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

300 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

145 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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOLSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONDESBOROUGH STREET, HULL, HU3 1DS

    ODS code B81047

    236 m

  • EAST PARK PRACTICE

    WILBERFORCE HEALTH CENTRE, 2ND FLOOR, 6-10 STOREY STREET, HULL, HU1 3SA

    ODS code B81645

    626 m

  • THE QUAYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WILBERFORCE HEALTH CENTRE, 6-10 STORY STREET, HULL, HU1 3SA

    ODS code B81017

    626 m

  • WILBERFORCE SURGERY

    1ST FLOOR WILBERFOCE HEALTH CENTRE, 6-10 STORY STREET, HULL, HU1 3SA

    ODS code B81032

    626 m

  • ST ANDREWS SURGERY

    ELLIOT CHAPPELL HEALTH CENTRE, 215 HESSLE ROAD, HULL, HU3 4BB

    ODS code B81027

    1.3 km

  • CLIFTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    263-265 BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL, HU5 2ST

    ODS code B81054

    1.5 km

  • THE AVENUES MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 147-153 CHANTERLANDS AVENUE, KINGSTON UPON HULL, HU5 3TJ

    ODS code B81035

    1.9 km

  • MODALITY PARTNERSHIP (HULL)

    ALEXANDRA HEALTH CARE CENTRE, 61 ALEXANDRA ROAD, HULL, HU5 2NT

    ODS code B81048

    2.2 km

  • KINGSTON HEALTH (HULL)

    WHEELER STREET, HULL, HU3 5QE

    ODS code B81011

    2.2 km

  • CAMPUS HEALTH CENTRE

    RAINES HOUSE, 187 COTTINGHAM ROAD, HULL, HU5 2EG

    ODS code B81104

    2.8 km

  • HASTINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    919 SPRING BANK WEST, HULL, HU5 5BE

    ODS code B81075

    2.8 km

  • HULL FAMILY PRACTICE

    MORRILL STREET HEALTH CENTRE, MORRILL STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL, HU9 2LJ

    ODS code B81008

    3.0 km

  • CITY HEALTH PRACTICE LTD

    225 NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL, HU9 2LR

    ODS code B81074

    3.2 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    COUNCIL AVENUE, HULL, HU4 6RF

    ODS code B81038

    3.3 km

  • DELTA HEALTHCARE

    PARK PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE, 700 HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL, HU9 3JA

    ODS code B81097

    4.4 km

  • ORCHARD 2000 GROUP

    480 HALL ROAD, HULL, HU6 9BS

    ODS code B81018

    4.7 km

  • THE BRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    THE ORCHARD CENTRE, 210 ORCHARD PARK ROAD, HULL, HU6 9BX

    ODS code B81046

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hull Interchange

    BCS · Hull

    0.2 miles
  • Hull Interchange

    BCS · Hull

    0.2 miles
  • Hull Interchange

    BCS · Hull

    0.2 miles
  • Hull Interchange

    BCS · Hull

    0.2 miles
  • Hull Interchange

    BCS · Hull

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kingston upon Hull 029H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

506 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

84 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 11 secondary schools. Collingwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 473 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,485 published events cover 12 months, averaging 873.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,976 events.

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