Highfield Rise Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire
20 addresses across 1 postcode (HU12), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 45901440.
- Sales: 21 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £230,000 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in East Riding of Yorkshire cost £219,871 in August 2026 (+0.4% on a year); private rents averaged £724 a month.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 7, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 0 times (0 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Staithes Road, Saltend -Battery Energy Storage System, is 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in East Riding of Yorkshire costs £2,466 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hull, about 10.2 km (6.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Watson Park, is about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 9 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Laurbel Surgery, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £230,000 | £210,000 | £250,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £187,500 | £187,500 | £187,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £212,500 | £212,500 | £212,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £127,500 | £127,500 | £127,500 |
| 2015 | 2 | £125,500 | £116,000 | £135,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £89,000 | £89,000 | £89,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £73,750 | £51,500 | £96,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £74,950 | £74,950 | £74,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2002 | 3 HU12 8RA | Detached | £96,000 | |
| 29 Mar 1996 | 3 HU12 8RA | Detached | £54,500 | |
| 15 Dec 2000 | 6 HU12 8RA | Detached | £83,500 | |
| 26 Jul 2024 | 9 HU12 8RA | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 15 Oct 1999 | 9 HU12 8RA | Detached | £86,000 | New build. |
| 9 Apr 1998 | 10 HU12 8RA | Detached | £80,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2021 | 11 HU12 8RA | Detached | £187,500 | |
| 4 Aug 2006 | 12 HU12 8RA | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2004 | 12 HU12 8RA | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 12 HU12 8RA | Detached | £74,950 | |
| 31 Jan 2024 | 14 HU12 8RA | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 4 May 1995 | 14 HU12 8RA | Detached | £64,950 | |
| 29 Oct 2018 | 15 HU12 8RA | Detached | £212,500 | |
| 5 Feb 2015 | 17 HU12 8RA | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 1 May 2009 | 17 HU12 8RA | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2016 | 18 HU12 8RA | Semi-detached | £127,500 | |
| 12 Dec 2014 | 18 HU12 8RA | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2002 | 18 HU12 8RA | Semi-detached | £51,500 | |
| 11 Dec 2015 | 19 HU12 8RA | Semi-detached | £116,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2003 | 19 HU12 8RA | Semi-detached | £89,000 | |
| 15 Dec 1995 | 20 HU12 8RA | Detached | £55,000 |
House prices and rents in East Riding of Yorkshire
A typical home in East Riding of Yorkshire cost £219,871 in August 2026, 0.4% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 40% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £333,758 |
| Semi-detached | £212,872 |
| Terraced | £170,557 |
| Flat or maisonette | £102,301 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £183,537 |
Private renters in East Riding of Yorkshire paid £724 a month on average in September 2026, 4.6% more than a year before. That is 26% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £502 |
| Two bedrooms | £650 |
| Three bedrooms | £799 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,162 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (6); Bungalow, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (8); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (1).
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,673 kWh of it on average in 2024, 6% less than the district's 11,330 kWh, and 3,066 kWh of electricity, 6% less than the district's 3,266 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is HU12.
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 street: most are in band B (32% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staithes Road, Saltend -Battery Energy Storage System East Riding of Yorkshire 24/03387/STPLF | Battery storage | 240 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2025 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| The Limes Wind Turbines East Riding of Yorkshire 11/01980/STPLFE | Wind 2 turbines | 1.7 MW | Operational Jan 2015 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Saltend Wind Turbine East Riding of Yorkshire 05/08754/STPLF | Wind 1 turbine | 1.3 MW | Operational Nov 2007 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hull Port - Wind Turbines Kingston upon Hull, City of 24/00951/STPLFE | Wind 2 turbines, 149.9 m tall | Planning application made Jun 2024 | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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: 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 0 times, for under an hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into Nearby Ditch.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Sps Yorkshire Water | Nearby Ditch | 0 | 0 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 8 m and 9 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU12 8RA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hull 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| New Holland 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Goxhill 11,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Preston Weghill Road | 370 m |
| Ferry terminal | Hull Ferry Terminal Myton | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Church Lane Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 22.8 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 97.3 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Laurbel Surgery Outstanding Jul 2025 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Main Road (Dental Surgery) | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | The Princess Royal Hospital | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oak Tree House Residential Care Home Good Apr 2022 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Preston Road Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Applegreen - Hedon PFS, Hedon Cashzone | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Watson Park 5,530 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Preston Playing Field 1.2 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Weghill Road Allotments 7,970 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 490 m (0.3 miles) west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Ravenspurn cross | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Hill Well | Lake or reservoir | 730 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 790 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Blackmoor Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| St Sepulchre's Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Froghall Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Hedon Haven Clough | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 20 | 20 |
None of the street's 20 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 East Riding of Yorkshire: see them on the East Riding of Yorkshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 53% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 54% in 2024 and 70% in 2023) |
| Holderness Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 46.0 (43.1 in 2025 and 42.8 in 2024); 47.1% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C-; 12.5% AAB or better; progress below average |
| Hedon Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 720 m (0.4 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Songbirds Preston HU12 8UY | Full day care | 81 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 135 childminders and 4 home childcarers (nannies) in East Riding of Yorkshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Tree House Residential Care Home HU12 8UX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Grand Ruby HU12 8TW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Abinash Super Store ltd HU12 8UA | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Oct 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Grassam Close (5); On or near Ellis Close (3); On or near Manor Road (1); On or near Highfield Rise (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 13% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- HU12 8RA: 20 addresses
Nearby streets
Garbutt Close · East End Road · Ellis Close · Grassam Close · Hunter Close · Manor Road · Manor Park · Rectory Close · Peace Walk · Wrawby Lane · Thornton Grove · Hilliard Croft
All the streets in HU12 and across East Riding of Yorkshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.