HU11 5AE East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mid Holderness. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Oubrough Lane, Oubrough: 69 addresses
- A165, East Riding of Yorkshire: 25 addresses
- A165, East Riding of Yorkshire: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Oubrough Lane, Oubrough: 2 addresses
- Ellerby Road, East Riding of Yorkshire: 2 addresses
- Swine Road, Skirlaugh: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Oubrough Lane, Skirlaugh: 1 address
- Hull Road, Oubrough: 1 address
- Mulberry Lane, Skirlaugh: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Oubrough Lane, Oubrough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Oubrough Lane, Oubrough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Oubrough Lane, Skirlaugh: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Oubrough Lane, Oubrough: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Riding of Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,466 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,644 | £1,918 | £2,192 | £2,466 | £3,014 | £3,562 | £4,110 | £4,932 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (35% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 112 addresses are between 10 m and 18 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 81%, ultrafast 81%, gigabit 81% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beverley 754,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Hull 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Cottingham 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Skirlaugh A165 | 30 m |
| Ferry terminal | Hull Ferry Terminal Myton | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 28.9 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 92.5 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Drs Raut And Thoufeeq | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Grampian Way - The Pharmacist | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Access Centre | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Tower Grange Police Station | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 2.4 ha | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 450 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Church Lane Allotments 1,610 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite at Old Ellerby, 600m south of Ellerby Grange, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite at Old Ellerby, 600m south of Ellerby Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whitling Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Bittern Boom Mere | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Gall Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Horse Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Sand Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 77 | 112 |
35 of the postcode's 112 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for East Riding of Yorkshire: see them on the East Riding of Yorkshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Oubrough Lane.