Cottingham North
vs Minster and Woodmansey

Minster and Woodmansey has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Cottingham North. Homes in Minster and Woodmansey sold for a median of £259,000, 5% above Cottingham North. Cottingham North has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 10%).

Cottingham North

269 postcodes

Minster and Woodmansey

538 postcodes

East Riding of Yorkshire

city average

People

Cottingham North has 7,901 residents in 3,706 households; Minster and Woodmansey has 16,360 in 7,654. Cottingham North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 5.8 percentage points more than Minster and Woodmansey (East Riding of Yorkshire: 26%). Minster and Woodmansey has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1.6 percentage points more than Cottingham North (East Riding of Yorkshire: 30%).

7,901Residents (2021)

16,360Residents (2021)

342,215Residents (2021)

3,706Households

7,654Households

152,066Households

12.6%Aged 15–29

15.7%Aged 15–29

14.0%Aged 15–29

29.2%Aged 65 and over

23.4%Aged 65 and over

26.4%Aged 65 and over

33.2%Living alone

34.8%Living alone

30.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Cottingham North (39%) and terraced houses in Minster and Woodmansey (32%). Cottingham North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 16 percentage points more than Minster and Woodmansey (East Riding of Yorkshire: 73%). Minster and Woodmansey has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 5.1 percentage points more than Cottingham North (East Riding of Yorkshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £247,000 in Cottingham North and £259,000 in Minster and Woodmansey, against £225,000 across East Riding of Yorkshire.

£247,000Median sale price

£259,000Median sale price

£225,000Median sale price

80.5%Owner-occupied

64.5%Owner-occupied

73.1%Owner-occupied

12.8%Private renting

17.9%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

6.4%Social renting

16.5%Social renting

9.4%Social renting

32.8%Detached houses

26.1%Detached houses

35.3%Detached houses

39.2%Semi-detached houses

28.3%Semi-detached houses

36.4%Semi-detached houses

15.4%Terraced houses

31.7%Terraced houses

19.0%Terraced houses

10.1%Flats

11.9%Flats

6.4%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (11% and 10%). A typical postcode has 51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cottingham North, and 82 in Minster and Woodmansey. The typical postcode is 428 m from the nearest school in Cottingham North and 501 m in Minster and Woodmansey. The typical postcode is 1,283 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cottingham North and 969 m in Minster and Woodmansey. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Cottingham North and 99% in Minster and Woodmansey.

10.7%Green space within 500 m

10.3%Green space within 500 m

11.3%Green space within 500 m

51Services within 15 min (median)

82Services within 15 min (median)

27Services within 15 min (median)

428 mNearest school (median)

501 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

969 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

94Postcodes in flood risk areas

78Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,971Postcodes in flood risk areas

99.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

98.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

91.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 73 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cottingham North and 77 in Minster and Woodmansey, 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.

73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

77Recorded 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.

Cottingham North

Cottingham North is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 7,901 people in 3,706 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £247,000 over the past two years, 10% above the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% below the East Riding of Yorkshire average.

Minster and Woodmansey

Minster and Woodmansey is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 16,360 people in 7,654 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £259,000 over the past two years, 15% above the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the East Riding of Yorkshire average.

More comparisons.

Cottingham North and Minster and Woodmansey next to other wards of East Riding of Yorkshire.

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