Buy-to-let in Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull in figures

Gross rental yield

7.4%

On flats across Kingston upon Hull

Entry price

£93,500

The cheapest postcode district's median sale

Price move, 12 months

+3.1%

UK House Price Index, across Kingston upon Hull

Price move, 10 years

+43.7%

UK House Price Index, across Kingston upon Hull

Homes below EPC band C

52%

Of lodged certificates, a proxy for the condition of the stock

Population

273,257

Kingston upon Hull, +2.1% growth

• Flats across Kingston upon Hull let for £560/mo against a median sale of £91,500 there: 7.4% gross before costs, on ONS rents and sold prices for the whole authority.
• ONS puts the median rent across the whole local authority at £694/mo, which is the figure to check an asking rent against.
• Prices across Kingston upon Hull rose 3.1% over the last year on the mix-adjusted UK HPI, which is measured for the whole local authority.

• Prices +44% over ten years (Kingston upon Hull)
• 52% of EPCs below band C
• £4,675 stamp duty with the 5% surcharge on a £93,500 buy-to-let
• 1 regeneration award (Kingston upon Hull)
• 572 homes added across Kingston upon Hull
• 22% private rented (2021 census)
• 94% gigabit broadband
• 89% of 54 graded schools good or better
• Band D £2,295 (Kingston upon Hull)
• 1.7% long-term empty across Kingston upon Hull
• +29% five-year forecast for Yorkshire and The Humber as a whole (Savills), not this area

These figures are from Clarity's monthly ranking dataset, one method across every place so they compare. The Kingston upon Hull report measures the area in more depth over its own twelve months, so its figures are the ones to quote.

What sits behind the figures

Prices across Kingston upon Hull moved +43.7% over ten years on the UK House Price Index, and prices are at or near their highest.

Employee jobs across Kingston upon Hull moved +4.9% from 2015 to 2024 (ONS Business Register and Employment Survey).

52% of the energy performance certificates lodged across Hull's postcode districts are below band C (120,319 certificates). Clarity measures areas rather than individual homes, so this is the share of the local stock likely to need energy-efficiency work before it meets a band C standard, not a survey of any one property.

A buy-to-let at £93,500 pays £4,675 in Stamp Duty Land Tax, including the 5% surcharge on additional homes.

The five-year forecast quoted above (Savills, Yorkshire and The Humber) is a regional figure for Yorkshire and The Humber as a whole, not a forecast for Kingston upon Hull, and Clarity does not rank on it.

The Kingston upon Hull report

The full report measures Kingston upon Hull from its own sales: sold prices and rents for each type of home, the year's price move, crime per resident and worker, flood risk, planning designations, housing delivery and regeneration funding, with a worked buy-to-let deal on your own budget. This edition was built in October 2026.

Read the cover of the Kingston upon Hull report, free, with its headline figures, before you decide.

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Compare it with everywhere else

The investment map ranks Kingston upon Hull against every other place we cover, on your own budget and strategy. Questions about the figures or about us are answered here.