Yorkshire and The Humber · Unitary authority

Kingston upon Hull, City of

2026/27 view

Kingston upon Hull, City of · ONS E06000010

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

30/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Significant pressure

Compared only with unitary authority councils using central government returns.

63 councils in peer group Rank 50 of 63 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover64
Debt burden5
Liquidity2
Debt direction37
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £884.37m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£17.83m 2.0%
Service expenditure £504.22m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£57.45m 12.9%
Unallocated reserves £20.97m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
£0.00 0.0%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £504.22m
35.8%
2020/21: £371.27m 2021/22: £383.09m 2022/23: £407.23m 2023/24: £446.77m 2024/25: £504.22m
Net revenue expenditure £271.75m
29.5%
2020/21: £209.78m 2021/22: £211.94m 2022/23: £230.09m 2023/24: £245.81m 2024/25: £271.75m
Council Tax requirement £112.12m
25.7%
2020/21: £89.20m 2021/22: £92.77m 2022/23: £98.66m 2023/24: £105.20m 2024/25: £112.12m
Unallocated reserves £20.97m
0.0%
2020/21: £20.97m 2021/22: £20.97m 2022/23: £20.97m 2023/24: £20.97m 2024/25: £20.97m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
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ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads7.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 17 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways2.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 15 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads2.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 9 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways2.0% red
Good 74.0%Amber 24.0%Red 2.0%
B & C roads2.0% red
Good 80.0%Amber 18.0%Red 2.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 3.0%2016/17: 2.0%2017/18: 4.0%2018/19: 3.0%2019/20: 3.0%2020/21: 2.0%2021/22: 2.0%2022/23: 3.0%2023/24: 2.0%2024/25: 2.0%2015/16: 2.0%2016/17: 2.0%2017/18: 2.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 2.0%2020/21: 1.0%2021/22: 2.0%2022/23: 2.0%2023/24: 1.0%2024/25: 2.0%2015/16: 7.0%2016/17: 7.0%2017/18: 7.0%2018/19: 7.0%2019/20: 7.0%2020/21: 7.0%2021/22: 6.0%2022/23: 6.0%2023/24: 6.0%2024/25: 7.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads7.8%36 km network
B, C & unclassified1.5%712 km network
Strengthening0.2%Resurfacing0.9%Preservation6.7%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Kingston upon Hull, City of, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
47.2%recycled
Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

0.7 percentage points vs 2023/24
24 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste448.3 kgper household−10.4 kg year on year
Waste collected386.1 kgper resident−6.7 kg year on year
Household waste106,412tonnes collected50,268 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

50,268 t recycled, composted or reused 56,144 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

47.2%
2015/16: 46.6%2016/17: 49.5%2017/18: 49.1%2018/19: 48.1%2019/20: 48.1%2020/21: 49.2%2021/22: 48.0%2022/23: 46.6%2023/24: 46.5%2024/25: 47.2%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Kingston upon Hull, City of.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
107 Open schools
42,915 Pupils
45,219 School places
94.9% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Kingston upon Hull, City of.

Attainment 8
40.4
Yorkshire and The Humber 44.5
England 46.1
5.7 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
36.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 43.9%
England 45.4%
9.4 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
37.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 38.2%
England 40.5%
3.4 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.56

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

43.9 18/19
45.7 19/20
46.9 20/21
43.9 21/22
42.3 22/23
41.1 23/24
40.4 24/25
Education context

Kingston upon Hull, City of's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both Yorkshire and The Humber and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Kingston upon Hull, City of, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£140,000
+ 16.7% over five years
Median resident earnings
£31,419
+ 26.6% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Kingston upon Hull, City of.

£691 / month
+ 7.2% in the last year
July 2026
Kingston upon Hull, City of
£691
+ 7.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
£864
+ 5.0%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber £173 less per month
Compared with England £760 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Kingston upon Hull, City of
4.46×
Yorkshire and The Humber
5.97×
England
7.64×
Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received135this quarter+8 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided119this quarter+26 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
91.6%approved
Overall approval rate109 granted10 refused+0.2 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

95.0%
Rank 103 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.7 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major875.0%87.5% Minor4584.4%88.9% Other6698.5%100.0%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1822024 Q3: 1542024 Q4: 1372025 Q1: 1622025 Q2: 1122025 Q3: 1552025 Q4: 1272026 Q1: 1352024 Q2: 1032024 Q3: 1202024 Q4: 1192025 Q1: 952025 Q2: 1142025 Q3: 1102025 Q4: 932026 Q1: 119
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

107%
Required1,624homes over three years
Delivered1,732homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Kingston upon Hull, City of, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 33,453 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 121.5 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 2.3% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Kingston upon Hull, City of Your council
121.5 + 2.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber Region
96.1 − 3.3%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Kingston upon Hull, City of has a recorded crime rate 26.5% above Yorkshire and The Humber. It is 45.6% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Humberside
Violence 13,737
49.9 per 1,000 + 1.5%
Theft 9,200
33.4 per 1,000 − 0.8%
Public order 3,493
12.7 per 1,000 + 4.9%
Criminal damage 3,122
11.3 per 1,000 − 0.6%
Shoplifting 3,157
11.5 per 1,000 + 5.0%
Vehicle offences 1,342
4.9 per 1,000 + 15.8%
Burglary 1,655
6.0 per 1,000 − 17.5%
Drug offences 950
3.4 per 1,000 + 19.8%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Kingston upon Hull, City of.

107 schools
Open schools 107
Pupils 42,915
School places 45,219
Capacity used 94.9%
Primary 70 schools
23,698 pupils
Other / specialist 21 schools
2,323 pupils
Secondary 13 schools
16,894 pupils
16+ provision 3 schools
0 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 14
13.1% of open schools
Previous full framework 49
45.8% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 32
29.9% of open schools
No Ofsted record 12
11.2% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

14 schools assessed
Achievement 14 assessed
Expected standard 8
Needs attention 4
Strong standard 2
Attendance & behaviour 14 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 5
Strong standard 3
Curriculum & teaching 14 assessed
Expected standard 10
Needs attention 2
Strong standard 2
Inclusion 14 assessed
Expected standard 9
Strong standard 5
Leadership & governance 14 assessed
Expected standard 10
Strong standard 3
Needs attention 1
Personal development 14 assessed
Expected standard 9
Strong standard 4
Needs attention 1
Safeguarding 14 assessed
Met 14
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 9
Good 24
Requires improvement 2
Not judged 14
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Adelaide Primary School URN 144672 · HU3 2RA Primary 444 405 Ungraded inspection
Ainthorpe Primary School URN 139570 · HU5 5EB Primary 295 420 Good
Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy URN 144421 · HU9 3HJ Primary 425 446 Good
Appleton Primary School URN 140229 · HU5 4PG Primary 209 320 Renewed framework
Bellfield Primary School URN 139838 · HU8 9DD Primary 235 210 Good
Biggin Hill Primary School URN 139508 · HU7 4RL Primary 616 627 Not judged
Bricknell Primary School URN 140235 · HU5 4ET Primary 678 656 Not judged
Broadacre Primary School URN 144669 · HU7 3NP Primary 720 630 Ungraded inspection
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 275,401 2024
Yorkshire and The Humber region 5,672,962
Kingston upon Hull, City of represents 4.85% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+6,652 residents ↑ 2.5%
2019: 268,749 residents2020: 267,591 residents2021: 266,516 residents2022: 268,768 residents2023: 273,069 residents2024: 275,401 residents
Kingston upon Hull, City of +2.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber +3.8%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Kingston upon Hull, City of's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.3 percentage points below the Yorkshire and The Humber and 1.8 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Kingston upon Hull, City of?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Kingston upon Hull, City of compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 75.7 years
4.3 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 80.9 years
2.9 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
53.1
7.8 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
53.3
8.0 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
231.3 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
127.5 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
152.1 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
26.2 per 100,000
England 19.4
Worse
Respiratory disease 2025
56.4 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
14.7 per 100,000
England 10.9
Worse
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Kingston upon Hull, City of 18.4% England 10.4%
Worse
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Kingston upon Hull, City of 69.6% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Kingston upon Hull, City of 60.0% England 64.6%
Worse
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Kingston upon Hull, City of 693.6 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
29.2%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 29.2% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Worse
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
42.6%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 42.6% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
49.9%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 49.9% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Similar
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
83.8%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 83.8% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Similar
Bowel cancer screening 2025
68.9%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 68.9% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Worse
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
67.4 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Similar
Air pollution mortality 2024
5.6%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Kingston upon Hull, City of?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 53,826 19.5% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.6% +3,782 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.7% +393 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Kingston upon Hull, City of LOCAL AUTHORITY
19.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber REGION
13.6%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
54,094 49,248 44,401
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

7.4 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 6.9 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

39.8%
12.4 7.2
2011: 12.37 µg/m³ 2012: 11.56 µg/m³ 2013: 12.26 µg/m³ 2014: 12.12 µg/m³ 2015: 9.38 µg/m³ 2016: 9.62 µg/m³ 2017: 8.97 µg/m³ 2018: 9.76 µg/m³ 2019: 9.61 µg/m³ 2020: 7.17 µg/m³ 2021: 7.61 µg/m³ 2022: 7.52 µg/m³ 2023: 7.19 µg/m³ 2024: 7.44 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 39.8%
5 years ↓ 22.5%
10 years ↓ 38.6%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 3.7 – 12.2 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 4.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 5.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 4.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 5.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 6.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 9.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 10.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 12.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 11.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 10.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 4.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 3.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 3.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 3.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 6.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 5.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 7.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 8.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 7.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 8.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 10.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 10.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 10.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 10.5 µg/m³
Hull Freetown Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) · Urban Background Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.6% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£504.22m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£271.75m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£112.12m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£20.97m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,831
Median for councils of the same type £1,777 3.0% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £156.66m · Income £28.51m
£128.15m
Adult social care Gross £184.95m · Income £60.98m
£123.97m
Children's social care Gross £105.31m · Income £3.71m
£101.60m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £53.88m · Income £12.42m
£41.46m
Public health Gross £33.03m · Income £742.0k
£32.29m
Culture and related services Gross £34.81m · Income £12.28m
£22.53m
Housing Gross £17.19m · Income £2.89m
£14.31m
Highways and transport Gross £26.20m · Income £12.29m
£13.91m
Central services Gross £89.33m · Income £78.34m
£10.99m
Planning and development Gross £13.68m · Income £3.37m
£10.31m
Other services Gross £4.71m · Income £0.00
£4.71m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£112.12m
Retained business rates£123.40m
Revenue Support Grant£30.23m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £20.97m
Closing £20.97m
£0.00 increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£923.39m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£39.02m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£884.37m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£3,211 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £3,211
Median for unitary authority councils £1,104 191.0% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£17.83m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£17.83m −2.0%
Change across the series +£317.94m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£616.45m
Other longer-term borrowing£129.88m
Short-term borrowing£177.06m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£44.95m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
91.82% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£1.39m Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£137.41m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£44.95m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 68.4%
+ £18.25m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£26.70m 2021/22 £30.28m 2022/23 £33.19m 2023/24 £38.28m 2024/25 £44.95m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£44.95m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £13.23m

29.4% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £31.73m

70.6% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 91.82%

England average: 95.60%  ·  3.78 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Kingston upon Hull, City ofmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Kingston upon Hull, City ofmhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Kingston upon Hull, City ofmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Kingston upon Hull, City of UAdft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Kingston-upon-Hull City Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Kingston-upon-Hull UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Kingston-upon-Hull UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Kingston-upon-Hull UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Kingston-upon-Hull UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Kingston upon Hullmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Kingston-upon-Hull UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Kingston-upon-Hull UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.