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East Riding of Yorkshire vs Sheffield
East Riding of Yorkshire (Yorkshire and The Humber, England · ~343k people) · Sheffield (Yorkshire and The Humber, England · ~589k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: East Riding of Yorkshire leads on 4, Sheffield on 1, 2 effectively tied. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
East Riding of Yorkshire
£39,307/yr
Around UK average
Sheffield
£38,116/yr
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
East Riding of Yorkshire: 3% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
East Riding of Yorkshire
£225,000
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Sheffield
£218,000
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Sheffield: 3% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
East Riding of Yorkshire
£709/mo
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Sheffield
£920/mo
Better than 59% of UK LAs
East Riding of Yorkshire: 30% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
East Riding of Yorkshire
£2,466/yr
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Sheffield
£2,510/yr
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
East Riding of Yorkshire
50.8/1k
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Sheffield
97.4/1k
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
East Riding of Yorkshire: 92% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
East Riding of Yorkshire
15.6
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Sheffield
27.1
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
East Riding of Yorkshire: lower average deprivation score (15.6 vs 27.1).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
East Riding of Yorkshire
96.3%
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Sheffield
94.6%
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
East Riding of Yorkshire
Rent takes 22% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 5.7× median annual pay
Sheffield
Rent takes 29% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 5.7× median annual pay
Full East Riding of Yorkshire profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Sheffield profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.