HU8

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,032
Current units
749
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
10

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
Yorkshire and the Humber
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
283

Postcode sectors in HU8

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
17,938 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Battersea Park, Hull, HU8 0AP 29 July 2026 £218,000
71, Hathersage Road, Hull, HU8 0EL 23 July 2026 £190,000
2, Lake View, Hull, HU8 9AT 20 July 2026 £180,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,947
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,367
  • Public order 276
  • Criminal damage and arson 234
  • Other theft 226
  • Shoplifting 192

Census 2021

Population and age profile

HU8 usual residents
34,985
Age-profile population
34,859

Age bands in HU8

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

6,379 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

3,875 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

8,954 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

9,274 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

6,377 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 744 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%

725 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 725 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 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 Spring 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 £130,000 from 2,638 recorded sales in HU8. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Kingston upon Hull is £134,304 in June 2026, up 6.4% year on year.

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,947 published events cover 12 months, averaging 245.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,367 events.

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