HU5 postcode area guide — East Riding of Yorkshire

Where is HU5?

Broadband & internet speeds in HU5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the HU5 postcode district (East Riding of Yorkshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,043 postcodes Ofcom measures in HU5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 99.5%.

Around 0% of premises in HU5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in HU5

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Mobile signal around East Riding of Yorkshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Riding Of Yorkshire district (176,516 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in HU5

Police recorded 403 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HU5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in HU5

Based on 677 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HU5 is £125,000, down 3.8% on the previous year (£130,000).

Latest recorded sales in HU5

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? East Riding of Yorkshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider East Riding of Yorkshire district (342,217 residents, 152,066 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around HU5

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in HU5

371 rated food businesses operate in HU5. 218 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 23 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Active+, Adventure Play Town Ltd, Agora by the Greek, Ali Babas, Aramark - Elm @ Wyke 6th Form College.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in HU5

From a sample of 188 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 HU5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for East Riding of Yorkshire

Landlines around HU5 typically use:

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What's it like living in HU5?

Postcodes in HU5

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.