Kingston upon Hull, City of: local statistics
Kingston upon Hull, City of is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber, home to an estimated 273,257 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Kingston upon Hull, City of, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A typical home in Kingston upon Hull, City of cost £135,511 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 5.9% on a year before. Among council areas that puts it the lowest of the 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber (regional average £209,116). Prices are 45% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Kingston upon Hull, City of (£31,419) gives a ratio of 4.3. That ratio is the 2nd lowest ratio in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
Full-time employees living in Kingston upon Hull, City of earned a median £645.10 a week in April 2025 (£31,419 a year). It is the lowest of the 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber, and 9.3% less than across the Yorkshire and the Humber. For full-time jobs located in Kingston upon Hull, City of the median is £692.70 a week (+£47.60 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £443.60, so it has risen 45% before inflation.
Police recorded 33,453 crimes in Kingston upon Hull, City of in the year to March 2026, 122.4 for every 1,000 residents, the highest rate in the Yorkshire and the Humber. A year earlier it was 119.1. The highest rate in the series was 161.4, in the year to March 2019. Fraud is not included.
Life expectancy at birth in Kingston upon Hull, City of is 80.4 years for women and 75.5 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.1 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 1.2 less. It is the lowest for women of the 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
The claimant count for Kingston upon Hull, City of stood at 9,125 in August 2026, or 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 4.1% in the Yorkshire and the Humber. A year earlier the rate was 5.4%. Over the last five years it peaked at 7.9% in August 2021 and was lowest at 5.0% in July 2026.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 63.7% of Kingston upon Hull, City of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.3 points either way, against 73.3% across the Yorkshire and the Humber. Its lowest reading in the series was 63.7% and its highest 73.8%.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Kingston upon Hull, City of is £2,295.04, up £112.52 on 2025-26. That makes it 12th of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,470.46.
The ONS counted 8,845 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Kingston upon Hull, City of in March 2026, 8% more than in 2016. That is 32 for every 1,000 residents, the 2nd lowest in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
Kingston upon Hull, City of had an estimated 273,257 residents in mid-2025, down 0.5% on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 4.0%; the Yorkshire and the Humber grew by 5.5% over the same years, the 10th fastest growth of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber. The series peaked at 274,727 in mid-2024.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 262,711 |
| 2016 | 265,338 |
| 2017 | 267,566 |
| 2018 | 268,223 |
| 2019 | 268,749 |
| 2020 | 267,591 |
| 2021 | 266,516 |
| 2022 | 269,026 |
| 2023 | 273,245 |
| 2024 | 274,727 |
| 2025 | 273,257 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £93,463 |
| July 2017 | £99,095 |
| July 2018 | £102,458 |
| July 2019 | £104,516 |
| July 2020 | £105,946 |
| July 2021 | £116,966 |
| July 2022 | £127,910 |
| July 2023 | £124,255 |
| July 2024 | £127,689 |
| July 2025 | £128,000 |
| July 2026 | £135,511 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £443.60 a week |
| 2016 | £452.00 a week |
| 2017 | £447.80 a week |
| 2018 | £459.90 a week |
| 2019 | £479.90 a week |
| 2020 | £469.30 a week |
| 2021 | £517.70 a week |
| 2022 | £536.60 a week |
| 2023 | £574.90 a week |
| 2024 | £601.20 a week |
| 2025 | £645.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,470.46 |
| 2017-18 | £1,535.65 |
| 2018-19 | £1,613.28 |
| 2019-20 | £1,679.51 |
| 2020-21 | £1,740.82 |
| 2021-22 | £1,828.69 |
| 2022-23 | £1,885.20 |
| 2023-24 | £1,982.12 |
| 2024-25 | £2,078.73 |
| 2025-26 | £2,182.52 |
| 2026-27 | £2,295.04 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 107.1 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 121.6 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 132.2 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 161.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 153.9 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 135.8 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 143.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 131.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 129.2 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 119.1 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 122.4 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 66.9% |
| 2016/17 | 68.9% |
| 2017/18 | 70.9% |
| 2018/19 | 71.1% |
| 2019/20 | 73.8% |
| 2020/21 | 73.3% |
| 2021/22 | 70.5% |
| 2022/23 | 71.5% |
| 2023/24 | 69.3% |
| 2024/25 | 72.9% |
| 2025/26 | 63.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 80.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 80.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 80.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 80.1 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 80.4 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 80.4 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 80.4 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 80.1 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 79.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 80.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 80.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 8,195 |
| 2017 | 8,430 |
| 2018 | 8,330 |
| 2019 | 8,295 |
| 2020 | 8,435 |
| 2021 | 8,530 |
| 2022 | 8,935 |
| 2023 | 8,845 |
| 2024 | 8,695 |
| 2025 | 8,795 |
| 2026 | 8,845 |
Questions about Kingston upon Hull, City of
What is the average house price in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £135,511.
What is the average salary in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Kingston upon Hull, City of was £645.10 a week in April 2025 (£31,419 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the crime rate in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
Home Office figures show 33,453 offences in the year to March 2026, or 122.4 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is life expectancy in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
80.4 years for women and 75.5 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
9,125 in August 2026 (5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
How much is Band D council tax in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
£2,295.04 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the population of Kingston upon Hull, City of?
273,257 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
Who has power over Kingston upon Hull, City of
Every body that makes decisions for Kingston upon Hull, City of, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Kingston upon Hull, City of council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Kingston upon Hull, City of in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Kingston upon Hull East: Karl Turner (Independent) MP
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham: Dame Diana Johnson (Labour) MP
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice: Emma Hardy (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
- Other council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber: Barnsley · Calderdale · Doncaster · East Riding of Yorkshire · Rotherham · York
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