Beverley Rural
vs Driffield and Rural

Beverley Rural has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Driffield and Rural. Homes in Beverley Rural sold for a median of £275,000, 33% above Driffield and Rural. Beverley Rural has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 14%).

Beverley Rural

430 postcodes

Driffield and Rural

538 postcodes

East Riding of Yorkshire

city average

People

Beverley Rural has 14,435 residents in 5,934 households; Driffield and Rural has 15,589 in 7,164. Driffield and Rural has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 1.6 percentage points more than Beverley Rural (East Riding of Yorkshire: 26%). Driffield and Rural has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 8.1 percentage points more than Beverley Rural (East Riding of Yorkshire: 30%).

14,435Residents (2021)

15,589Residents (2021)

342,215Residents (2021)

5,934Households

7,164Households

152,066Households

16.7%Aged 15–29

14.2%Aged 15–29

14.0%Aged 15–29

25.6%Aged 65 and over

27.2%Aged 65 and over

26.4%Aged 65 and over

24.4%Living alone

32.5%Living alone

30.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Beverley Rural (57%) and semi-detached houses in Driffield and Rural (38%). Beverley Rural has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 10.2 percentage points more than Driffield and Rural (East Riding of Yorkshire: 73%). Driffield and Rural has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 6.1 percentage points more than Beverley Rural (East Riding of Yorkshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £275,000 in Beverley Rural and £207,500 in Driffield and Rural, against £225,000 across East Riding of Yorkshire.

£275,000Median sale price

£207,500Median sale price

£225,000Median sale price

81.9%Owner-occupied

71.7%Owner-occupied

73.1%Owner-occupied

14.5%Private renting

20.6%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

3.5%Social renting

6.9%Social renting

9.4%Social renting

56.8%Detached houses

35.2%Detached houses

35.3%Detached houses

33.0%Semi-detached houses

37.5%Semi-detached houses

36.4%Semi-detached houses

8.2%Terraced houses

19.4%Terraced houses

19.0%Terraced houses

0.8%Flats

4.4%Flats

6.4%Flats

Surroundings

Beverley Rural has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 3.6 percentage points more than Driffield and Rural (East Riding of Yorkshire: 11%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beverley Rural, and 56 in Driffield and Rural. The typical postcode is 620 m from the nearest school in Beverley Rural and 497 m in Driffield and Rural. The typical postcode is 5,330 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beverley Rural and 1,067 m in Driffield and Rural. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 67% of premises in Beverley Rural and 84% in Driffield and Rural.

17.4%Green space within 500 m

13.8%Green space within 500 m

11.3%Green space within 500 m

8Services within 15 min (median)

56Services within 15 min (median)

27Services within 15 min (median)

620 mNearest school (median)

497 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

5.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

84Postcodes in flood risk areas

18Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,971Postcodes in flood risk areas

66.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

84.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

91.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beverley Rural and 66 in Driffield and Rural, against 65 across East Riding of Yorkshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

28Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

66Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

65Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Beverley Rural

Beverley Rural is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 14,435 people in 5,934 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 22% above the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 54% above the East Riding of Yorkshire average.

Driffield and Rural

Driffield and Rural is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 15,589 people in 7,164 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £207,500 over the past two years, 8% below the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% above the East Riding of Yorkshire average.

More comparisons.

Beverley Rural and Driffield and Rural next to other wards of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Beverley Rural vs St Mary's Beverley Rural vs Minster and Woodmansey Beverley Rural vs Cottingham North Beverley Rural vs Cottingham South Driffield and Rural vs East Wolds and Coastal Driffield and Rural vs St Mary's Driffield and Rural vs Bridlington South All wards of East Riding of Yorkshire

Beverley Ruralvs Driffield and Rural