United Kingdom · Yorkshire and The Humber · Local Authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Unitary authority · Yorkshire and The Humber, England · population ~343k · 150 state-funded schools
Stronger earnings and safety come at the cost of higher property prices and council tax in the East Riding of Yorkshire. While median weekly pay sits above the regional median at £755.90, housing is less accessible, with a median house price that is 5.7 times annual gross pay. Rent remains relatively affordable at 21.6% of median earnings, but the local Band D council tax of £2,466 is among the highest in the region. The area offers a significant trade-off in security, with a recorded crime rate of 50.8 per 1,000 residents, which is well below the regional median. This location suits professionals who value high-earning potential and low crime rates, provided they can absorb the elevated cost of home ownership and local taxation.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How East Riding of Yorkshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,307/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£225,000
Affordable
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Rent
£709/mo
Most affordable
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,466/yr
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Crime
50.8/1k
Safest
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Deprivation
15.6
Low
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Schools
92.7%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
177 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
139 of 150 (92.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 27 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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150 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 150 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.