HU5 3LR Kingston upon Hull, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Avenue. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Belvoir Street, Kingston upon Hull: 54 addresses
- Chatsworth Street, Kingston upon Hull: 2 addresses
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 (88% of about 730 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 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 (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 40-42 Dover Street , HU3 1PS: up to 8 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 20A Pearson Park, Kingston Upon Hull, HU5 2TD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 48 Pearson Park, Hull Local Plan Housing Allocation H43, HU5 2TG: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Newland Primary School, Newland Avenue, Hull Local Plan Housing Allocation H30, HU5 3BG: up to 34 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- 109- 111 Beverley Road (Upper floors), Hull Local Plan Housing Allocation H447, HU3 1TS: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- 30 Grey Street & Land Rear Of 32 Grey Street, Kingston Upon Hull, HU2 8TJ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 54 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 54 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 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cottingham 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| New Holland 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clumber Street The Avenues | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hymers College The Avenues | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Hull Ferry Terminal Myton | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 165 Walton Street Parking | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 19.8 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 86.4 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Avenues Medical Centre | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Princes Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Hull Royal Infirmary | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Clough Road Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Princes Avenue Filling Station Cashzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Community Garden 3,930 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pearson Park 7.7 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,950 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,810 m² | 640 m (0.4 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-east. 43 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Humber Dock Basin | Tidal water | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Sammy's Point | Wetland | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Hull Roads | Tidal water | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Snuff Mill Wood | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) north |
| New Clough | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 56 | 56 |
None of the postcode's 56 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Belvoir Street.