Housing in HU8 7RL
What the homes in HU8 7RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Drypool & Victoria Dock
- Council
- Kingston upon Hull
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,733 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.5%). Flats make up 35.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
28% of households in the HU8 7RL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.9% own outright and 13.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned28%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented24.4%20.5%
- Social rented42.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free5.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 47.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.8%). 22.9% 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 HU8 7RL (Drypool & Victoria Dock) (about 1,733 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.