HU3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kingston upon Hull, Dairycoates and Stepney, 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 HU3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in HU3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How HU3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HU3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HU3 at a rate of 207.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.2 per 1,000 people across the HU postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 677 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HU3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,830), other crime (1,685) and criminal damage and arson (616).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HU3 was 197.0 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 HU3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HU3 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HU3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston upon Hull 024A | 1,667 | 249.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kingston upon Hull 024B | 1,655 | 418.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Kingston upon Hull 024D | 1,750 | 202.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kingston upon Hull 025E | 1,374 | 148.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kingston upon Hull 027B | 1,433 | 88.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Kingston upon Hull 027C | 2,406 | 64.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Kingston upon Hull 027D | 1,751 | 133.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kingston upon Hull 027E | 1,314 | 314.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kingston upon Hull 029D | 2,116 | 283.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Kingston upon Hull 029H | 1,354 | 353.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Kingston upon Hull 030A | 1,586 | 158.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kingston upon Hull 030B | 1,627 | 620.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.9% |
| Kingston upon Hull 030C | 2,344 | 166.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Kingston upon Hull 030D | 2,041 | 143.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kingston upon Hull 030E | 1,610 | 141.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Kingston upon Hull 031H | 1,631 | 85.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Kingston upon Hull 031I | 1,215 | 191.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
MPs for HU3
- Emma HardyLabourMP for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice80% of HU3’s postcodes
- Dame Diana JohnsonLabourMP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham20% of HU3’s postcodes
- Karl TurnerIndependentMP for Kingston upon Hull East0.3% of HU3’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.
Middle areas in HU33
Postcode sectors in HU36
Council1
Towns in HU31
Postcode districts next to HU34
Nearest rail stations4
More in the HU postcode area2
HU3 in brief
HU3 is a postcode district covering Kingston upon Hull, Dairycoates and Stepney, in Kingston upon Hull.
About 34,683 people lived in HU3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £120,000 in 2025 across 203 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 207.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HU3 was £120,000 in 2025.
HU3 had 32,120 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in HU3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HU3, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.