Driffield and Rural
vs St Mary's
Driffield and Rural has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in St Mary's. Homes in St Mary's sold for a median of £249,950, 20% above Driffield and Rural. Driffield and Rural has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Driffield and Rural has 15,589 residents in 7,164 households; St Mary's has 15,958 in 7,445. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (27% and 27%). St Mary's has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 1.1 percentage points more than Driffield and Rural (East Riding of Yorkshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Driffield and Rural and 37% in St Mary's. St Mary's has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 3.3 percentage points more than Driffield and Rural (East Riding of Yorkshire: 73%). Driffield and Rural has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 5.9 percentage points more than St Mary's (East Riding of Yorkshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £207,500 in Driffield and Rural and £249,950 in St Mary's, against £225,000 across East Riding of Yorkshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (14% and 14%). A typical postcode has 56 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Driffield and Rural, and 150 in St Mary's. The typical postcode is 497 m from the nearest school in Driffield and Rural and 352 m in St Mary's. The typical postcode is 1,067 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Driffield and Rural and 1,072 m in St Mary's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Driffield and Rural and 99% in St Mary's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 66 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Driffield and Rural and 62 in St Mary's, 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.
St Mary's is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 15,958 people in 7,445 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £249,950 over the past two years, 11% above the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% above the East Riding of Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Driffield and Rural and St Mary's next to other wards of East Riding of Yorkshire.