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Housing in HU2 0QB

What the homes in HU2 0QB 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
1,679 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (68.6%). Flats make up 93.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

HU2 0QBEngland
Detached0.8%22.9%
Semi-detached1.1%31.5%
Terraced4.3%23%
Purpose-built flat68.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building20.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16.3% of households in the HU2 0QB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 54.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 8.3% own outright and 8% with a mortgage.

HU2 0QB
16%
54%
29%
England
  • Owned16.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented54.4%20.5%
  • Social rented29.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HU2 0QBEngland
Owned outright8.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent52.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council17.7%8.3%
From a housing association11.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 68.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HU2 0QBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (60.6%). 10.3% of households include dependent children.

HU2 0QBEngland
Living alone, under 6660.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.7%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 HU2 0QB (Hull City Centre) (about 1,679 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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