East Riding of Yorkshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£336,066

Semi-detached

£213,153

Terraced

£170,179

Flat or maisonette

£102,025

First-time buyers

£183,735

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  294,403 in 1991 → 355,884 in 2024 (+20.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £138,199 in 2005 → £220,408 in 2026 (+59.5%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £407 in 2008 → £620 in 2025 (+52.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.0% in 2004 → 77.3% in 2023 (+4.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.5% in 2001 → 2.3% in 2025 (−8.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,465 in 1997 → £24,783 in 2024 (+136.8%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for East Riding of Yorkshire; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• No qualifications · Education & skills3.6% (2023) · 39th lowest of 293
• New homes · Housing12.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 47th highest of 296
• Claimant count · Economy & work2.3% (2025) · 69th lowest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access94.5% (January 2026) · 74th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment10.3 t per person (2024) · 335th lowest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access16 min (2019) · 278th lowest of 326
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access61% (May 2024) · 232nd highest of 318
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access113.2 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 245th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.8 years · England 80.0 · 39th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.1 years · England 83.8 · 63rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.5 years · England 60.9 · 86th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)59.5 years · England 61.3 · 88th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)289.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 47th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.9% · England 10.4 · 64th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.3% · England 64.6 · 109th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.5% · England 68.3 · 72nd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.1 score · England 46.0 · 87th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.6% · England 5.8 · 36th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.0% · England 19.8 · 71st lowest of 153