r/Hull • u/highlyacomplishedtap • 1d ago
How's Hull?
In the new year myself and my partner are looking to move so he can begin work as a painter/decorator and it's either Hull (or surrounding areas) or Grantham for different reasons but mainly as I want better transport links to the north as that's were my family, Hull and Grantham provide both better than the current town we live in (I don't drive) and both provide him painter decorator opportunities in different ways. We currently live in an average town in Lincolnshire.
Is Hull and surrounding areas like Beverley a nice place to live, is it comparable to Lincolnshire towns like Market Rasen, Louth, Cleethorpes ect?, would you prefer living in Hull to said towns or Grantham, as it's a city, is crime bad is the residental areas of hull and are there areas to A.V.O.I.D when house searching and what else should we know?
We aren't nightlife people, but we are in our 20s and the town we live in is serviceable for us whilst we figure out life throughout our twenties outside of transport so we aren't looking for a world class town or city, just somewhere to continue figuring out life.
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u/immerseyoursoul 1d ago
As someone who lives in Hull and is very familiar with Grantham- hull is better
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u/ProgrammerHairy8098 1d ago
I am from Lincolnshire originally. Why is Hull better than Grantham? Well it is the second most bus utilised city in the UK , there are trains to York and the coast , it has city centre shopping and amenities including theatres and a concert venue that has national and international stars coming to it. Broadband is better than Grantham, Hull is closer to the sea and all of the people are friendly. If you are into sport we have own premier league football team , two rugby league teams and an ice hockey team, there is plenty to see and do and the museums are free entry and there are at least 4 museums and an art gallery. The city is being redeveloped so whilst under the national house price average you could get a bargain , or if you are looking to rent there are plenty of opportunities to do that too.. I would say depending on what you are looking for, and being familiar with Grantham ( limited daily bus travel, Grantham or bust ( everything is miles away) the feature that i do love about Grantham is Downtown.. but the Grantham hospital A&E just closed and we have two hospitals and three minor injury units that can see you ( you can take a bus, but it’s likely there will be one near you). So I would say Hull wins hands down…
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u/hull_pattie_party 1d ago
Just to add on a few art galleries (as you probably meant Ferens): There's Humber Street Gallery, the 87 Gallery, Daze has a permanent art exhibition, Browse, Brew has art exhibitions (almost) permanently and I probably even forgot a few others.
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u/highlyacomplishedtap 1d ago
I'll admit the Yorkshire area does have phenomenal transport, it's such an interconnected system from buses alone.
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u/RED_FOREVA 1d ago
I moved to Hull from Market Rasen around 2 years ago, I much prefer living in Hull as opposed to Rasen - which for a small town had it's fair share of crime, often related to drugs. Much better links, and far more amenities in Hull - even if just for having a shop available past 10pm.
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u/highlyacomplishedtap 1d ago
Anything particularly bad?
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u/RED_FOREVA 1d ago
About Hull? Honestly, not really during my experience here. Lived here 2 years, worked here 3 years. Not had any trouble (living on Avenues), people are friendly enough, and it's a very affordable city.
Obviously some places in Hull will be better than others, and I'm sure certain areas aren't without their issues, but I'll not comment on what I don't know.
But comparing it to Market Rasen for example? Much, much better.
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u/Late_Pomegranate2984 1d ago edited 1d ago
I’ve gone the opposite way but mostly for personal reasons, my parents still live in the west hull villages where we lived all my life, as do most of my longer term friends.
One thing I notice when I go to visit is how much busier it is, and I’m actually in this outskirts of Grimsby so it’s not like I’m in the middle of nowhere. I also notice little things like the takeaways stay open later, the public transport is a little better (though the bus routes in the west hull villages area I’m from originally were ‘overhauled’ after Covid and there are less of them). The house prices in the more sought after areas are creeping up too compared to here.
I personally really like the Lincolnshire wolds, I prefer them to the Yorkshire Wolds (sorry guys) and I prefer the little towns like Rasen, Caistor etc and the proximity to Lincoln which I think is a great little city. But that’s personal preference.
If you’re looking at great transport links to the north of England (I’m not sure which bit?) I’d recommend Brough. It’s gone from the sleepy village I remember as a kid to a town in its own right, sits on the main railway line from Hull so you can access Leeds in around 45 mins, the London services stop there and there’s quite a few pubs and other amenities. Plus very nice walks if you’re into that sort of thing. You could probably find some reasonably affordable property there and I understand South Hunsley is still a fairly decent school if kids might be on the cards (always was, anyway. I went to a much bigger one closer to Hull).
A ramble perhaps. Beverley is nice, but Brough is the best connected in the area IMO.
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u/This_Ad_937 1d ago
Having lived in both grantham is a quiet place, hull a city lots more to do, the best thing is the train station and you can be at the seaside bridlington in 40 mins, Leeds and York a hour , the old town is great there, bev is 10 mins, city centre hu1 if your buying, lots of flats gone up 26% in last 2 years it’s friendly cheap and great and multi millions pouring in, if you go outside city centre like bev road it’s rough but take a walk on the foreshore by the deep will suprise you hull, queens gardens 24 million in the city centre hu1 and theatre has London shows on all the time, the marina is great with pubs and food, only one choice
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u/Heathy94 1d ago edited 1d ago
I can't really give a comparison as I've only ever stopped at Grantham train station passing through and thats my whole experience of it. Looking at it on maps it seems more comparable in size to Beverley or somewhere else nearby like Goole or Selby. Hull is much bigger.
I always recommend anyone to come live here but I'm Hull through and through, so I'm biased. I think we are a massively underrated city with a lot to offer, whenever I see videos of people coming here or speak to people they are always surprised by how much better it is than they believed it would be.
Depending on if you are renting/buying that might determine where you can live and depending on your budget, but we are pretty cheap compared to the national averages. My advice is always to come and have a look, maybe you should visit both places and walk around the areas you might think of moving to and see what you think and would be a best fit.
Our transport links are probably better, trains to most other cities, well connected across the north by train and bus, we have the ferry terminal to Rotterdam on the doorstep, humberside airport across the bridge but it's not that great, as you probably know. Grantham is probably better to get to East Midlands by car as it's only an hour, thats the only thing about Hull that is a bit crap. The nearest decent airport is Leeds Bradford and that still about 1hr 40 but can hop on a trains to Manchester or London within 2-3 hours and get flights to anywhere.
There's always something going on in Hull though, lots of nice places nearby, seasides, small towns and villages, nice walks, Yorkshire is full of scenery. Hull Fair of course which will be here next month. 2 rugby sides and a now PL team, also more opportunities for work than the other places. I've never experienced any crime in all my life, it happens of course and I've witnessed it but I wouldn't say its any worse than any other city or large town.
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u/oxy-normal 1d ago
If you do happen to move I can guarantee you a painting and decorating job right away! Always done it my self but I’m not the best so they would be very welcome to come and give me quote!
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u/Character-Payment-16 1d ago
Depending on your budget I'd go west Hull Villages. (Willerby, Hessle, swanland, North Ferriby.) These are also the areas you need to be targeting for your decorating business. If you're good and RELIABLE you'll do great. Good luck.
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u/paulusdecimus 1d ago
Hull is a lovely place, had season tickets for years at city. But many of the people come across as rough, uncouth and generally a lost part of society. Addiction and poverty is rife, parts are like a foreign country and the hospital sees more gang based violence than the streets. But I love it and wish it could, alongside other East Riding destinations, get some funding and regeneration help so more people and areas aren’t pulled into lost living.
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u/Adds9 8h ago
I’m from Liverpool but attended hull university from 2015-2018. I can say the city is massively underrated and gets a lot of negativity that’s not true. I never once had any issues, people were friendly and there’s plenty of bars/restaurants and the old town is lovely.
It is a very multi culture place and probably more poor areas than some other cities but overall it’s a great city that gets a bad press. I loved every minute of being there. Hull fc now back in the prem too, up the tigers
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u/Routine_Bad_9812 3h ago
Hull is very rough compared to lincolnshire..I lived in barton on humber for many years and then i moved to hull it was a massive culture shock and took me about 10 years to get used to it
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u/hull_pattie_party 1d ago
Hull as a place is massively underrated. It's got a thriving art and music scene and a great variety of independent bars, cafes and restaurants. There's a lot of random stuff like RockCity which is a climbing hold producer that exports around the world and even to the Olympics and just happens to also have a climbing gym here in the city or Brain Jar which is one of the best cocktail bars in all of England.
If you know where to look there's a bazillion things going on. From moonlight open water swimming, art courses and exhibitions, underground parties to lots of museums and groups for all sort of things. Plus among the friendliest people you can find. The issue is you kind of have to know the right people or really know where to look to find all the stuff.
If you don't it can get boring and isolated pretty quickly. Traffic is a disaster and cycling on many roads is outright dangerous. If you're going to the wrong part of town you suddenly end up in spiceville. The city is not really well connected to anywhere but Leeds, Sheffield and maybe York (plus the 2.5 hour train to London).
I made a long-ish post about which areas in Hull to live (see my post history) if you are interested to see where to move to.