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Housing in HU1 2AA

What the homes in HU1 2AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hull City Centre
Council
Kingston upon Hull
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,022 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (60.6%). Flats make up 89.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

HU1 2AAEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached1.7%31.5%
Terraced8.5%23%
Purpose-built flat60.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building23.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16% of households in the HU1 2AA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 61.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 5.5% own outright and 10.5% with a mortgage.

HU1 2AA
16%
62%
22%
England
  • Owned16%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented61.6%20.5%
  • Social rented22.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HU1 2AAEngland
Owned outright5.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent58.6%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association18.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.3 people living in it. 73.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HU1 2AAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (63.4%). 2.9% of households include dependent children.

HU1 2AAEngland
Living alone, under 6663.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Kingston upon Hull

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Kingston upon Hull (August 2026, +7.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Kingston upon HullEngland
All homes£694£1,459
One bedroom£500£1,195
Two bedrooms£621£1,335
Three bedrooms£744£1,489
Four or more£985£2,161
Detached£955£1,640
Semi-detached£738£1,449
Terraced£686£1,435
Flat or maisonette£563£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HU1 2AA (Hull City Centre) (about 2,022 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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