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HU2 8SH

Central · Kingston upon Hull, City of · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central
Local authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Constituency
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Postcode district
HU2
Postcode sector
HU2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HU3 1AF 25 m
HU2 8RB 45 m
HU2 8RD 64 m
HU3 1XS 85 m
HU3 1AG 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HU2 8SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HU
Postcode district
HU2
Postcode sector
HU2 8
Latitude
53.748716
Longitude
-0.348783
British National Grid easting
508,984
British National Grid northing
429,301

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kingston upon Hull, City of · E06000010
Electoral ward
Central · E05011529
Parish or community
E43000010
Westminster constituency
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham · E14001314
Output area
E00189239
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
86
Primary
57
Secondary
11

  1. St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    257 m

  2. Collingwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    422 m

  3. Clifton Primary School

    Academy converter

    552 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,185
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,961
  • Public order 1,220
  • Shoplifting 931
  • Criminal damage and arson 824
  • Other theft 700

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

9 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HU2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

20

within 5 km

  • WOLSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONDESBOROUGH STREET, HULL, HU3 1DS

    ODS code B81047

    501 m

  • EAST PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B81645

    520 m

  • THE QUAYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B81017

    520 m

  • WILBERFORCE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B81032

    520 m

  • CLIFTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    263-265 BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL, HU5 2ST

    ODS code B81054

    1.2 km

  • ST ANDREWS SURGERY

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

    ODS code B81027

    1.7 km

  • THE AVENUES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B81035

    1.8 km

  • MODALITY PARTNERSHIP (HULL)

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

    ODS code B81048

    1.9 km

  • KINGSTON HEALTH (HULL)

    WHEELER STREET, HULL, HU3 5QE

    ODS code B81011

    2.5 km

  • CAMPUS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B81104

    2.6 km

  • HULL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B81008

    2.7 km

  • CITY HEALTH PRACTICE LTD

    225 NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL, HU9 2LR

    ODS code B81074

    2.9 km

  • HASTINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    919 SPRING BANK WEST, HULL, HU5 5BE

    ODS code B81075

    2.9 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    COUNCIL AVENUE, HULL, HU4 6RF

    ODS code B81038

    3.6 km

  • DELTA HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code B81097

    4.1 km

  • ORCHARD 2000 GROUP

    480 HALL ROAD, HULL, HU6 9BS

    ODS code B81018

    4.4 km

  • GOODHEART SURGERY

    BRANSHOLME HEALTH CENTRE, GOODHART ROAD, BRANSHOLME, HULL, HU7 4DW

    ODS code B81119

    4.7 km

  • JAMES ALEXANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    BRANSHOLME HEALTH CENTRE, GOODHART ROAD, BRANSHOLME, HULL, HU7 4DW

    ODS code B81112

    4.7 km

  • THE BRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B81046

    4.7 km

  • THE SUTTON MANOR SURGERY

    SUTTON MANOR SURGERY, ST. IVES CLOSE, BRANSHOLME, HULL, HU7 4PT

    ODS code B81020

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Vane Street

    BCT · Botanic

    0.0 miles

  • Hall Street A

    BCT · Botanic

    0.0 miles

  • Hall Street B

    BCT · Botanic

    0.1 miles

  • Trafalgar Street

    BCT · Beverley Road

    0.1 miles

  • College Street

    BCT · Beverley Road

    0.1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

86 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy is the nearest published school at 257 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,185 published events cover 12 months, averaging 848.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,961 events.

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