Hull in general

It is a nice city but the only problem is there is no jobs....at all.

I live in Hull and one of the main reasons i'm going to uni is to get out of Hull, it is a dead end place for young people. Certainly no hope for youngsters/students and nothing is done about it. It is the worst place for unemployment in the UK, so be warned.

However, it has improved allot over the years with the places perhaps 5 years you wouldn't want to go to e.g. Orchard Park, Bransholme estates are much nicer now and calmer, there isn't much crime in Hull but you will see allot of closed shops, borded up houses and stuff because the recession just hit the city amazingly bad and most of the regeneration work just came to a standstill. There is signs of improvement with some companies such as Siemens investing in the city, with abit of hard work and investment the city will improve again and jobs will be created meaning more business' will buy into the city.
The centre has your usual shops and nice new shopping centre, but in the main part like Whitefriargate you'll see yet again allot of borded up shops.

It's good for a night out and the student population is great.


But i wouldn't base your uni on the city it is in, just look at the reputation of the uni, the course etc and decide if it's right for you.

I have firmed Central Lancashire and as anybody knows Preston is a bit of a ****hole but the course is fantastic and so is the uni so thats the main thing personally to me

It is a nice city but the only problem is there is no jobs....at all.

I live in Hull and one of the main reasons i'm going to uni is to get out of Hull, it is a dead end place for young people. Certainly no hope for youngsters/students and nothing is done about it. It is the worst place for unemployment in the UK, so be warned.

However, it has improved allot over the years with the places perhaps 5 years you wouldn't want to go to e.g. Orchard Park, Bransholme estates are much nicer now and calmer, there isn't much crime in Hull but you will see allot of closed shops, borded up houses and stuff because the recession just hit the city amazingly bad and most of the regeneration work just came to a standstill. There is signs of improvement with some companies such as Siemens investing in the city, with abit of hard work and investment the city will improve again and jobs will be created meaning more business' will buy into the city.
The centre has your usual shops and nice new shopping centre, but in the main part like Whitefriargate you'll see yet again allot of borded up shops.

It's good for a night out and the student population is great.


But i wouldn't base your uni on the city it is in, just look at the reputation of the uni, the course etc and decide if it's right for you.

I have firmed Central Lancashire and as anybody knows Preston is a bit of a ****hole but the course is fantastic and so is the uni so thats the main thing personally to me

Thanks, thats really useful! - sucks abit about the lack of jobs though as i obviously need one when im at uni.
and thats a coinsidence - i currently live in preston, and will be moving away for uni!
So if you have any questions i'll be happy to answer them
Yeah, hulls my insurance...i think the reputation of the uni seems to be pretty good but obviously its maybe not as good as some others
Your right in saying UCLAN is really good - the only reason im not going there is because i live here and i wanted to move away abit

'rachamy' i would say a fair share of town is boarded up, behind BHS for example thats disgusting. Half of that street from Mcdonalds to Prinny Quay is, 60% of whitefriargate and everything to the left of St Stephens, i mean we still have your normal shops including Superdry, A huge Primark etc but i'm just warning them that seeing boarded up shops etc isn't unusual in Hull, they have tried improving it by putting nice pictures of Hull in the windows but still.

Since the funding was stopped its normal to see streets such as:
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2448/3844612199_2f80d21ce6_z.jpg?zz=1
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2714/4110071228_a59ef67d7d_z.jpg?zz=1
http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/63/84/638457_d144ae92.jpg

These are streets which was due to be regenerated and it just never happened

Whitfriargate:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3271/3852621323_f9a1e372d6_z.jpg?zz=1
Thats the main sight down there, however they are trying to improve it

Other pictures:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3550/3818456924_ff630d2c57_z.jpg?zz=1


BUT you then only need to look at the pictures on this website to see how beautiful the city is, it isn't all doom and gloom in Hull, it will most definitely improve and become a thriving city again

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=981142&page=14

THE best thing about Hull is honestly how cheap everything is.
It is a great city, the reputation needn't be listened too.

Obviously Hull has a pretty bad reputation, but theres not alot of info to go on . Whats it like as a place to live as a student? I know decisions for uni shouldn't be made on this alone, but i don't wanna be in a place for 3 years if i don't like it, and id definetly like somewhere where i can have a decent night out!

East Hull isn't the nicest area, neither is Bransholme, Orchard Park or North Hull along with Gypseville and Boothferry Estate but they're not as bad as they used to be or people make out. The newer estates such as Kingswood are very modern, clean and friendly though.

Parts of Beverley Road and Spring Bank is where you will find many of Hulls foreign inhabitants, we don't have that many tbh, it seems a very popular destination for the Polish so don't be shocked when you see allot of 'Polski Skleps'.

East Hull isn't bad at all, compared to Orchard Park and certain parts of Brandsholme.

also, if you're used to fast Internet, you'll be in shock cause its crap here. Slower than 85% of the UK.

It can be a bit hit and miss I think, I get 15Mb so it isn't entirely pedestrian where I am. Hull has a great Internet infrastructure, it's just a bit underutilised in certain parts of the city.

I might be working for KCOM if my interview goes well haha

but yeah my internet is SOOO slow my PING is 79ms Download speed 3.58mbps and upload is 0.85mbps

For the prices we pay KC, we should have some superfast internet speeds

I've just been doing some work exp. for KCOM and they have openings coming up so I'm hoping I get a job too ha.

Haha i hope you get one I have a telephone interview today at 3.15