Hardy Street, Hull, HU5 2PL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HU5 2PL has a slightly higher male population, with 52.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.9%	47.1%	2.2%	51.0%	-3.9%
Male	55.1%	52.9%	-2.2%	49.0%	3.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around HU5 2PL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	72.5%	63.7%	-8.8%	37.9%	25.8%
Married: Opposite sex	17.9%	28.5%	10.6%	44.2%	-15.7%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	4.5%	5.5%	1.0%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	3.5%	2%	-1.5%	6.1%	-4.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.2%	46.2%	-5.0%	48.4%	-2.2%
Good health	34.2%	42.9%	8.7%	33.6%	9.3%
Fair health	10.7%	9.3%	-1.4%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	3%	1.6%	-1.4%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15%	15.2%	0.2%	18.2%	-3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.5%	4.7%	0.2%	9.6%	-4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.8%	9.7%	3.9%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	7%	6.4%	5.3%	1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	40.6%	24.1%	-16.5%	16.9%	7.2%
Degree or Similar	27.2%	35.4%	8.2%	33.8%	1.6%
Other	6.4%	3.9%	-2.5%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 81% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	4.2%	1%	-3.2%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	2.4%	7.4%	5.0%	2.5%	4.9%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.8%	0.8%
White	87.2%	81%	-6.2%	81.4%	-0.4%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Other	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.1%	73.9%	-8.2%	83.2%	-9.3%
European Union	8.9%	17.8%	8.9%	6.1%	11.7%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	2.7%	4.1%	1.4%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	3.8%	-1.9%	5.6%	-1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.3%	74.4%	-6.9%	83.2%	-8.8%
10+ Years	7.4%	5.1%	-2.3%	9.8%	-4.7%
5-10 Years	4.2%	9.3%	5.1%	2.9%	6.4%
2-5 Years	6%	5.4%	-0.6%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	1.2%	5.8%	4.6%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.3%	76.7%	-15.4%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	12.7%	1.3%	11.4%
Romania	4.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	10.8%	13.5%	-2.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.9%	37.2%	4.7%
Christian	40.6%	46.2%	-5.6%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	5.7%	6.5%	-0.8%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	10.5%	6.0%	4.5%

Safety

Is Hardy Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hardy Street was 41.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.5% lower than the Avenue average. The most reported crime type was Criminal damage and arson.

Hardy Street has the 12th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Avenue and the 176th lowest crime rate of 828 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in HU5 2PL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Hardy Street are based on 7 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kingston Upon Hull.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Hardy Street, Hull, HU5 2PL

Estimated Average Property Prices for HU5 2PL

Average Price
£112,538

Semi-Detached
£116,528

Terraced
£112,424

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hardy Street

Average Price
£132,761

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£132,761

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hardy Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Hardy Street, Hull, City Of Kingston Upon Hull Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2025-08-29	£100,095
7 Hardy Street, Hull, City Of Kingston Upon Hull Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2025-03-03	£81,232
1 Hardy Street, Hull, City Of Kingston Upon Hull Terraced, an established residential building	£87,500	2023-12-12	£93,339
3 Hardy Street, Hull, City Of Kingston Upon Hull Terraced, an established residential building	£104,000	2023-09-01	£111,053
29 Hardy Street, Hull, City Of Kingston Upon Hull Terraced, an established residential building	£108,000	2023-07-28	£115,793

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HU5 2PL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in HU5 2PL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	89
Student (economically inactive)	51
Part-Time Employee	26
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	24
Retired	22
Self-Employed	14
Unemployed	13
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Looking after home or family	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Education	14
Manufacturing	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Information and communication	5
Transport and storage	5
Other	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Construction	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
McMillan Nursery School Eleventh Avenue , HU6 8HT	3out of 4	1,754 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Nicholas Primary School Cottingham Road , HU6 7RH	3out of 4	265 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sidmouth Primary School Sidmouth Street , HU5 2JY	3out of 4	305 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Endsleigh Holy Child VC Academy Inglemire Avenue , HU6 7TE	3out of 4	472 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newland St John's Church of England Academy Beresford Avenue , HU6 7LS	3out of 4	681 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy Queens Road , HU5 2QR	3out of 4	920 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy Cranbrook Avenue , HU6 7TN	4out of 4	946 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Newland School for Girls Cottingham Road , HU6 7RU	2out of 4	992 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Kelvin Hall School Bricknell Avenue , HU5 4QH	4out of 4	1,982 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sirius Academy North 540 Hall Road , HU6 9BP	3out of 4	2,126 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ron Dearing UTC Kingston Square , HU2 8BQ	- not rated	2,886 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wyke Sixth Form College Bricknell Avenue , HU5 4NT	- not rated	2,179 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hull College Queen's Gardens , Wilberforce Drive HU1 3DG	- not rated	3,241 yd	Further education	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Hull Cottingham Road , HU6 7RX	- not rated	613 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Holmes School Inglemire Lane , HU6 8JJ	3out of 4	1,415 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Froebel House School 5 Marlborough Avenue , HU5 3JP	- not rated	1,541 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rise Academy Fountain Road , HU2 0LH	3out of 4	1,982 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hymers College Hymers Avenue , Hull HU3 1LW	- not rated	2,257 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sweet Little Things	200 Newland Avenue	95 yd
Meze Bar and Grill	31 Cottingham Road	113 yd
Barleys	216 Newland Avenue	142 yd
Pie + Mash	209 Newland Avenue	181 yd
DownTown Doughnuts Hull	208 Newland Avenue	182 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gardeners Arms	35 Cottingham Road	99 yd
The Alley	10 Cottingham Road	256 yd
Haworth Arms	449 Beverley Road	276 yd
Piper Club	Piper Club Public House, Newland Avenue	412 yd
Grafton Hotel	114-116 Grafton Street	475 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Burgerly	41 Cottingham Road	84 yd
Petra Peri Peri and Grill	43 Cottingham Road	99 yd
Burgerly	212 Newland Avenue	151 yd
Naija Fusion	210 Newland Avenue	170 yd
The Greek Takeaway	214 Newland Avenue	172 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	245 Newland Avenue	95 yd
Lidl	23 Cottingham Road	218 yd
Sainsbury's	540-546 Beverley Road	331 yd
Sainsbury's	124 Newland Avenue	450 yd
Heron Foods	76-78 Newland Avenue	639 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hull Grammar School (Closed) Cottingham Road	health and fitness suite	342 yd
Newlands St John'S Ce Academy BEVERLEY ROAD	grass pitches	588 yd
Xercise4Less (Hull) EXERCISE 4 LIFE EXERCISE 4 LIFE CLOUGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	752 yd
The Academy At St Mary'S College CRANBROOK AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	866 yd
Jd Gyms (Hull) 140-150 140-150 CLOUGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	902 yd
Oak Road Playing Fields ETHERINGTON DRIVE	grass pitches	1,039 yd
University Of Hull (Hull Sport Park) INGLEMIRE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,074 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	220 Mbit/s
Average download speed	262.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	954 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	954 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	53 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	53.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	191 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of HU5 2PL