Areas · Yorkshire and The Humber
Area guide · Yorkshire and The Humber
East Riding of Yorkshire
How East Riding of Yorkshire compares with every council area in England and Wales, on official figures only (360,334 people, mid-2025). Ranked 1st = best for someone living there. There is no overall score: the places are too different for one number to be honest.
Gigabit broadband
94.5%
64th fastest of 318
Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026
Average house price
£220,408
77th most affordable of 317
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Price change over 12 months
+1.6%
171st fastest rising of 317
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.4 µg/m³
102nd cleanest of 318
Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024 (WHO guideline 5 µg/m³)
Recorded crime
51.4 per 1,000
38th lowest of 283
ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026
Deprivation rank
189 / 296
108th least deprived of 296
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); 1 = most deprived
Flood risk and road noise are not here because no official figure exists for a whole council area. Both vary street by street, which is what the free check reads.
Check a street in East Riding of Yorkshire
These figures are for the whole area. The free check reads one postcode: flood, crime, noise and the station, in seconds.
League tables for Yorkshire and The Humber
Fastest broadbandMost affordable homesFastest-rising pricesCleanest airLowest recorded crimeLeast deprived (England)