Driffield and Rural
vs East Wolds and Coastal
Driffield and Rural has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in East Wolds and Coastal. Homes in East Wolds and Coastal sold for a median of £245,000, 18% above Driffield and Rural. East Wolds and Coastal has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Driffield and Rural has 15,589 residents in 7,164 households; East Wolds and Coastal has 14,560 in 6,456. East Wolds and Coastal has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 2.6 percentage points more than Driffield and Rural (East Riding of Yorkshire: 26%). Driffield and Rural has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 6.1 percentage points more than East Wolds and Coastal (East Riding of Yorkshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Driffield and Rural (38%) and detached houses in East Wolds and Coastal (48%). East Wolds and Coastal has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 4.4 percentage points more than Driffield and Rural (East Riding of Yorkshire: 73%). Driffield and Rural has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 4.1 percentage points more than East Wolds and Coastal (East Riding of Yorkshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £207,500 in Driffield and Rural and £245,000 in East Wolds and Coastal, against £225,000 across East Riding of Yorkshire.
Surroundings
East Wolds and Coastal has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 4.6 percentage points more than Driffield and Rural (East Riding of Yorkshire: 11%). A typical postcode has 56 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Driffield and Rural, and 5 in East Wolds and Coastal. The typical postcode is 497 m from the nearest school in Driffield and Rural and 1,102 m in East Wolds and Coastal. The typical postcode is 1,067 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Driffield and Rural and 6,053 m in East Wolds and Coastal. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Driffield and Rural and 55% in East Wolds and Coastal.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 66 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Driffield and Rural and 46 in East Wolds and Coastal, 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.
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.
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.
East Wolds and Coastal is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 14,560 people in 6,456 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £245,000 over the past two years, 9% above the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 63% above the East Riding of Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Driffield and Rural and East Wolds and Coastal next to other wards of East Riding of Yorkshire.