Housing in HU5 5XX
What the homes in HU5 5XX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bricknell West
- Council
- Kingston upon Hull
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
HU5 5XXHull
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.4%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
68.3% of households in the HU5 5XX area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 37.1% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented18.8%20.5%
- Social rented12.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20.7%). 23.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HU5 5XX (Bricknell West) (about 1,392 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.