MELWOOD GROVE, HU5 1AY House Prices & Local Information

HU5 1AY is an up-and-coming urban area on Melwood Grove, 0.5km from Stepney in Kingston upon Hull. Administratively it sits within Central ward and the Kingston upon Hull North constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, HU5 1AY is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a non-metropolitan suburban areas zone — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 39) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 32% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are high (143 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £100k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for HU5 1AY are sourced from Output Area E00064900 (shared with 12 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.