HU3 1RU Kingston upon Hull, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Grosvenor Street, Kingston upon Hull: 15 addresses
- Derby Street, Kingston upon Hull: 1 address
- Browning Close, Kingston upon Hull: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Kingston upon Hull, City of in 2026-27: Band D £2,295 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,530 | £1,785 | £2,040 | £2,295 | £2,805 | £3,315 | £3,825 | £4,590 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (92% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 89, BEVERLEY ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 109- 111 Beverley Road (Upper floors), Hull Local Plan Housing Allocation H447, HU3 1TS: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- 40-42 Dover Street , HU3 1PS: up to 8 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 30 Grey Street & Land Rear Of 32 Grey Street, Kingston Upon Hull, HU2 8TJ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 20A Pearson Park, Kingston Upon Hull, HU5 2TD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Bridlington House, 4 Bridlington Avenue , Kingston Upon Hull, HU2 0DU: up to 9 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Land between Stanley Street and Derringham Street (Northern Site), Spring Bank, Hull Local Plan Housing Allocation H364, HU3 1JP: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Mixed Use M12, Former Circus Circus Public House, Spencer Street , HU2 8NG: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Cherry Court, 36 Ferensway, HU2 8LP: up to 48 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 10 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 2 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hull 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cottingham 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| New Holland 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Leonard Street Beverley Road | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hull Interchange | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Hull Ferry Terminal Myton | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Euro Car Parks | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 19.7 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 87.2 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clifton House Medical Centre | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Princes Pharmacy | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Hull Royal Infirmary | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Clough Road Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Community Garden 3,930 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pearson Park 7.7 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,950 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,800 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 9.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pearson Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 700 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 74 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Charles Borromeo with attached presbytery and associated boundary walls and railings | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Beverley Gate and adjacent archaeological remains forming part of Hull's medieval and post-medieval defences | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Humber Dock Basin | Tidal water | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Sammy's Point | Wetland | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Outer Basin | Tidal water | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Bilton Clough | Valley | 4.9 km (3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 17 |
4 of the postcode's 17 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of: see them on the Kingston upon Hull, City of page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Grosvenor Street.