HU2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kingston upon Hull, Lisle Court and Sculcoates, in Kingston upon Hull.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HU2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in HU2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How HU2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HU2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HU2 at a rate of 251.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.2 per 1,000 people across the HU postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 115 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HU2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (413), other crime (222) and criminal damage and arson (153).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HU2 was 226.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in HU2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HU2 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HU2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston upon Hull 024C | 1,740 | 128.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Kingston upon Hull 029F | 1,484 | 262.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.3% |
| Kingston upon Hull 029G | 1,152 | 367.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
MPs for HU2
- Dame Diana JohnsonLabourMP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham77% of HU2’s postcodes
- Emma HardyLabourMP for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice22% of HU2’s postcodes
- Karl TurnerIndependentMP for Kingston upon Hull East0.5% of HU2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in HU23
Council1
Towns in HU21
Postcode districts next to HU23
Nearest rail stations3
More in the HU postcode area2
HU2 in brief
HU2 is a postcode district covering Kingston upon Hull, Lisle Court and Sculcoates, in Kingston upon Hull.
About 4,615 people lived in HU2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £93,000 in 2025 across 42 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 251.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HU2 was £93,000 in 2025.
HU2 had 4,229 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in HU2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HU2, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.