HU9 2LA Kingston upon Hull, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Drypool. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Sherburn Street, Kingston upon Hull: 40 addresses
- Ferndale, Mile House: 1 address
- South View, Kingston upon Hull: 1 address
- Morleys Villas, Mile House: 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 (100% of about 720 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 1.0 km
- 36 New Bridge Road, Kingston Upon Hull, HU9 2RG: up to 8 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Land at former David Lister School, Hull Local Plan Housing Allocation H36, HU9 2PR: up to 82 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- United Reformed Church and Car Park Holderness Road, Kingston Upon Hull, HU9 3DW: up to 13 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- 458-464 Holderness Road, Kingston Upon Hull, HU9 3DS: up to 12 homes, permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 10 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 36 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 35 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 | 2.7 km |
| New Holland 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Cottingham 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Buckingham Street Garden Village | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hull Interchange | 2.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Hull Ferry Terminal Myton | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Kingston Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 20.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 89.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hull Family Practice | 50 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morrill Street - The Pharmacist | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Morrill Street (Dental Surgery) | 50 m |
| Hospital | The Princess Royal Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Preston Road Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Nisa Supermarket Cashzone | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,800 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,490 m² | 710 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,480 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is East Park, Hull, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.3 km north-east. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| East Park, Hull | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-east |
| Hull Castle, South Blockhouse and part of late 17th century Hull Citadel Fort at Garrison Side | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Pearson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Outer Basin | Tidal water | 1.7 km south |
| Sammy's Point | Wetland | 2.3 km south-west |
| Bilton Clough | Valley | 2.3 km north-east |
| Humber Dock Basin | Tidal water | 2.6 km south-west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 4.3 km north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 43 |
11 of the postcode's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 5% | 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 | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Sherburn Street.