Is HU16 4JP a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

HU16 4JP is a postcode in Cottingham South, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near HU16 4JP, then scores the surrounding small area 58/100 - top 44% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around HU16 4JP are health and schools and education, while safety is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for HU16 4JP is based on East Riding of Yorkshire 020 Census 2021. It covers 9,280 residents, 241 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 49, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 83% owner-occupied, 10% privately rented, 6% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near HU16 4JP, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the HU16 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £223k from 86 rolling sales, down 8.2% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near HU16 4JP by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near HU16 4JP; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.