Bransholme is an area and a housing estate on the north side of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

The largely council owned estate is located in between Sutton-on-Hull to the east, Sutton Park to the south, and Kingswood to the west.

These are North Point Shopping Centre, formerly and still locally known as Bransholme Centre, a location where a number of smaller shops can be found as well as a covered market, and Kingswood Retail Park, which is the site of a number of large major stores as well as an entertainment area including a multiscreen cinema, bowling alley and restaurants.

At this time, the settlement known as Sudtone (now Sutton) occupied a strip of high ground forming a connecting link between Wagene (later Waghen then Wawne).

Also, a medieval stone dwelling house and two timber buildings existed where Foredyke Drain met the River Hull.

In June 1939, more than 80 acres (32 ha) of land were requisitioned to build a Barrage Balloon defence station.

After the Second World War, when large areas of Hull lay devastated due to enemy bombing, it was clearly necessary to rehouse on a massive scale.

The intention of the Council at the time was to provide a new town at Bransholme rather than a large estate, but government approval was not forthcoming.

Some newcomers loved living in Bransholme, but as early as 1971, condensation[clarification needed] was causing severe problems in over 1,000 houses, and Securicor had to be employed to combat vandalism.

The very latest in technology, libraries, medical and community services are in existence, and numerous adult learning and leisure centres are available.

A growing number of the houses are now boarded up, in particular the bungalows which were intended for occupation by the estate's older residents.

Extensive refurbishment works relating to heating systems, kitchens, bathrooms, electrical rewires and thermal comfort (cavity and loft insulation) commenced in 2006 by Hull City Council to bring the housing stock up to the Decent Homes Standard.

A new NHS health centre was built and opened in 2012, also replacing the existing council office at North Point.

The Hull NHS PCT said the following in a report: "All services currently provided for will continue in the new facility, alongside additional provision to meet the health needs of the community.

A discreet, predominantly paediatric audiology and speech and language therapies area will enable a greater number of patients to be seen in appropriate accommodation.

[8] Noddle Hill Way has a fishing lake and wildlife wetland, as well as football pitches and community woodland.