HU6 postcode area guide — East Riding of Yorkshire

Where is HU6?

Broadband & internet speeds in HU6

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the HU6 postcode district (East Riding of Yorkshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 648 postcodes Ofcom measures in HU6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 99.3%.

Around 0.2% of premises in HU6 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 HU6

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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 HU6

Police recorded 390 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HU6 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 HU6

Based on 266 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HU6 is £135,000, up 6.3% on the previous year (£127,000).

Latest recorded sales in HU6

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 HU6

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 HU6

183 rated food businesses operate in HU6. 115 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 14 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 14forty @ Cargill Hull, Acorn Guest House, AK Bubble Tea, Arts Cafe, Asylum, University House.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in HU6

From a sample of 358 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HU6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% 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 HU6 typically use:

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What's it like living in HU6?

Postcodes in HU6

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.