Hull regeneration in 2025 is good news for property buyers

Buying property is a long-term purchase. Whether you are an owner-occupier or an investor, you want to buy somewhere with good future prospects that will keep improving.

Doing so means giving yourself the best chance of maximising your capital appreciation as the local population grows and house prices go up with the increased demand.

With that in mind, one of the most important things any property buyer can look for is local regeneration that is improving the area.

Hull is a city packed with exciting regeneration projects

2024 was an exciting year for the city of Hull. Projects were underway across the whole city to improve every aspect of life in the city. This year, the benefits of that work are starting to become apparent.

The city’s Maritime Trail is taking shape and two major areas of the docks are being transformed as part of the project. Princes Dock Street and Humber Dock Street are both being made more accessible and attractive, and a linear park is also being created to add more green space and leisure areas for residents.

That’s not the only green space scheduled to open in Hull this year. The redeveloped Queen’s Gardens will be reopening to the public this year and will introduce more than 450 trees to the city centre, as well as providing space for relaxation and wellness.

Heritage redevelopment in Hull in 2025

The renovation of the Grade II Listed Burton Building is nearing completion following two years of work. A £2.4m grant from Historic England the Hull City Council has funded the project and ensured that one of the city’s best known landmarks will be preserved and upgraded for the future.

Jonathan Stubbs, development director at Wykeland, said: "As the project has progressed, we have had growing levels of interest from potential leisure and retail occupiers of the ground floor and basement accommodation, looking to make the most of this rare opportunity to move into a prime, regenerated city centre space.

"We expect that demand will further intensify now people can see the quality of the restoration we are carrying out."

Residents and visitors will also be able to enjoy a range of new maritime attractions once they complete the year. A new educational facility built around the Arctic Corsair will follow the renovation of the North End Shipyard that due to finish soon.

Cllr Mike Ross, leader of Hull City Council, said: "The North End Shipyard is steeped in shipbuilding history along the River Hull and will be revived as part of the plans to become the new home for the restored Arctic Corsair."

Additionally, the restored Spurn lightship is scheduled to reopen to the public this year and will resume its duties as a floating museum, showing off Hull’s seafaring history.

City centre upgrades continue

Finally, work will continue on a range of city centre upgrades this year that will add more retail, bars, restaurants and homes to Hull’s mix.

For example, the Albion Square development is underway and due to be completed early in 2026. When done, it will transform a large part of the city centre from King Edward Street to the Square and open up a whole new range of commercial spaces to revitalise Hull even further.

Upgrades to the main road into Hull – the A63 – are also ongoing and will make accessing the city easier by reducing congestion. That is ideal for the city and for everyone living there, making Hull an even more attractive home.

For property buyers, that means this is the ideal time to buy property in Hull. Securing a Hull city centre property for sale like the luxury homes at City Point is an investment that will pay off now and a long time into the future.

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