Housing in HU6 7LS
What the homes in HU6 7LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- University & Newland North
- Council
- Kingston upon Hull
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
HU6 7LSHull
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (66.4%). Flats make up 15.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.8% of households in the HU6 7LS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.9% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented35.6%20.5%
- Social rented8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (22.2%). 19.2% 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 HU6 7LS (University & Newland North) (about 1,591 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.