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Find your town in East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire has 25 towns of 2,500 or more and 74 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.

25graded towns

10grade A− or better

74villages and smaller places

Kingston upon Hulllargest · 270,816

How East Riding of Yorkshire compares: its report card →

High Street at White House Garth, North Ferriby

#1 in East Riding of YorkshireNorth FerribyA⁺

#2 in East Riding of YorkshireBroughA⁺

#3 in East Riding of YorkshireSwanlandA

#4 in East Riding of YorkshireStamford BridgeA

East Riding of Yorkshire at a glance

What East Riding of Yorkshire is like

The typical East Riding of Yorkshire town grades highest on cost of living and jobs & income against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on outdoors. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The typical town, subject by subjectThe median East Riding of Yorkshire town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town

How East Riding of Yorkshire’s towns grade overall25 graded towns

A10B9C4D2

10 of 25 (40%) grade A− or better, against 25% of UK towns.

Every town ranked by scoreThe full East Riding of Yorkshire list, with what drives each grade Compare two townsSide by side, subject by subject

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25 towns · ordered by East Riding of Yorkshire rank

A⁺

North Ferriby

Town · 3,964 people · #65 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺Jobs & incomeA⁺HealthLowestC⁻Walkability

A⁺

Brough

Town · 13,321 people · #89 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeAHealthLowestCWalkability

Swanland

Town · 3,965 people · #115 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺HealthA⁺Jobs & incomeLowestDWalkability

Stamford Bridge

Town · 4,487 people · #120 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SafetyA⁻Jobs & incomeLowestC⁺Hazard risk

A⁻

Gilberdyke

Town · 3,028 people · #365 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingASchoolsLowestD⁻Hazard risk

A⁻

Pocklington

Town · 10,124 people · #390 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻HealthA⁻WalkabilityLowestCHazard risk

A⁻

Willerby and Anlaby

Town · 19,269 people · #416 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHealthA⁻Jobs & incomeLowestDHazard risk

A⁻

Snaith

Town · 3,557 people · #479 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺SchoolsB⁺Cost of livingLowestDHazard risk

A⁻

Nafferton

Town · 2,535 people · #484 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingA⁻SafetyLowestC⁻Walkability

A⁻

Beverley

Large town · 30,933 people · #513 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityA⁻Cost of livingLowestCSafety

B⁺

South Cave

Town · 4,819 people · #555 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SchoolsA⁻Jobs & incomeLowestC⁻Hazard risk

B⁺

Thorngumbald

Town · 2,818 people · #567 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingASafetyLowestDSchools

B⁺

Cottingham

Town · 14,427 people · #568 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingBWalkabilityLowestC⁺Safety

B⁺

Market Weighton

Town · 7,458 people · #638 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻Cost of livingLowestCSchools

B⁺

Bilton

Town · 3,657 people · #674 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺Cost of livingB⁺Hazard riskLowestCSchools

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Hedon

Town · 8,117 people · #715 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺SafetyLowestDHazard risk

Driffield

Town · 13,216 people · #848 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingA⁻WalkabilityLowestCSchools

Hessle

Town · 15,489 people · #881 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestD⁻Hazard risk

B⁻

Holme upon Spalding Moor

Town · 2,547 people · #966 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingB⁺HealthLowestD⁻Schools

C⁺

Howden

Town · 4,572 people · #1,260 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingBWalkabilityLowestD⁻Hazard risk

Hornsea

Town · 8,797 people · #1,450 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityA⁻Cost of livingLowestD⁻Jobs & income

Goole

Large town · 20,173 people · #1,462 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityACost of livingLowestD⁻Hazard risk

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Kingston upon Hull

City · 270,816 people · #1,655 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestD⁻Safety

Bridlington

Large town · 34,831 people · #1,816 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingAWalkabilityLowestD⁻Jobs & income

Withernsea

Town · 5,766 people · #1,865 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityACost of livingLowestD⁻Jobs & income

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East Riding of Yorkshire lists

Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

All East Riding of Yorkshire rankings →

Best places to live25 towns · #1 North Ferriby Best small towns15 towns · #1 North Ferriby Most affordable towns25 towns · #1 Bilton Safest towns25 towns · #1 Stamford Bridge Towns with the best schools25 towns · #1 Gilberdyke Healthiest towns25 towns · #1 North Ferriby Best towns for jobs & income25 towns · #1 North Ferriby Most walkable towns25 towns · #1 Withernsea Towns with the lowest flood risk25 towns · #1 Market Weighton and Swanland Best towns for the outdoors25 towns · #1 Hessle Most historic towns25 towns · #1 Beverley Towns with the most civic life25 towns · #1 Swanland Towns with the highest household incomes25 towns · #1 North Ferriby and SwanlandDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax25 towns · #1 Kingston upon HullDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters25 towns · #1 Kingston upon HullDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers25 towns · #1 CottinghamDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers25 towns · #1 BridlingtonDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts25 towns · #1 WithernseaDescribed, no letters Driest towns25 towns · #1 SnaithDescribed, no letters Wettest towns25 towns · #1 PocklingtonDescribed, no letters

Villages and small towns

74 smaller places in East Riding of Yorkshire

Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.

48 places under 1,000 people

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Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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