Cottingham North
vs Willerby and Kirk Ella

Cottingham North has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Willerby and Kirk Ella. Homes in Willerby and Kirk Ella sold for a median of £280,000, 13% above Cottingham North. Cottingham North has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 7%).

Cottingham North

269 postcodes

Willerby and Kirk Ella

348 postcodes

East Riding of Yorkshire

city average

People

Cottingham North has 7,901 residents in 3,706 households; Willerby and Kirk Ella has 13,410 in 5,893. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (29% and 30%). Cottingham North has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 5.5 percentage points more than Willerby and Kirk Ella (East Riding of Yorkshire: 30%).

7,901Residents (2021)

13,410Residents (2021)

342,215Residents (2021)

3,706Households

5,893Households

152,066Households

12.6%Aged 15–29

12.3%Aged 15–29

14.0%Aged 15–29

29.2%Aged 65 and over

29.6%Aged 65 and over

26.4%Aged 65 and over

33.2%Living alone

27.7%Living alone

30.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Cottingham North and 48% in Willerby and Kirk Ella. Willerby and Kirk Ella has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 88%, 7.1 percentage points more than Cottingham North (East Riding of Yorkshire: 73%). Cottingham North has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 3.3 percentage points more than Willerby and Kirk Ella (East Riding of Yorkshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £247,000 in Cottingham North and £280,000 in Willerby and Kirk Ella, against £225,000 across East Riding of Yorkshire.

£247,000Median sale price

£280,000Median sale price

£225,000Median sale price

80.5%Owner-occupied

87.6%Owner-occupied

73.1%Owner-occupied

12.8%Private renting

9.5%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

6.4%Social renting

2.4%Social renting

9.4%Social renting

32.8%Detached houses

32.3%Detached houses

35.3%Detached houses

39.2%Semi-detached houses

47.6%Semi-detached houses

36.4%Semi-detached houses

15.4%Terraced houses

13.7%Terraced houses

19.0%Terraced houses

10.1%Flats

5.3%Flats

6.4%Flats

Surroundings

Cottingham North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 3.9 percentage points more than Willerby and Kirk Ella (East Riding of Yorkshire: 11%). A typical postcode has 51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cottingham North, and 40 in Willerby and Kirk Ella. The typical postcode is 428 m from the nearest school in Cottingham North and 491 m in Willerby and Kirk Ella. The typical postcode is 1,283 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cottingham North and 3,654 m in Willerby and Kirk Ella. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Cottingham North and 99% in Willerby and Kirk Ella.

10.7%Green space within 500 m

6.8%Green space within 500 m

11.3%Green space within 500 m

51Services within 15 min (median)

40Services within 15 min (median)

27Services within 15 min (median)

428 mNearest school (median)

491 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

3.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

94Postcodes in flood risk areas

55Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,971Postcodes in flood risk areas

99.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

99.4%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 40 in Willerby and Kirk Ella, 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

40Recorded 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.

Willerby and Kirk Ella

Willerby and Kirk Ella is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 13,410 people in 5,893 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,000 over the past two years, 24% above the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 40% below the East Riding of Yorkshire average.

More comparisons.

Cottingham North and Willerby and Kirk Ella next to other wards of East Riding of Yorkshire.

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