Is HU6 9BY a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

HU6 9BY is a postcode in Orchard Park, Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near HU6 9BY, then scores the surrounding small area 29/100 - bottom 5% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around HU6 9BY are property market signals and schools and education, while local prosperity 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 HU6 9BY is based on Kingston upon Hull 003 Census 2021. It covers 8,230 residents, 6,500 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 30, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 24% owner-occupied, 10% privately rented, 65% 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 1/10.

For property prices near HU6 9BY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the HU6 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £148k from 37 rolling sales, up 8.0% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near HU6 9BY can compare 9 state schools within one mile, including 6 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 1 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 1 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near HU6 9BY 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.

Local change around HU6 9BY is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 10 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.