Goole North
vs Howdenshire
Goole North has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Howdenshire. Homes in Howdenshire sold for a median of £240,000, 37% above Goole North. Goole North has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Goole North has 11,221 residents in 4,813 households; Howdenshire has 15,834 in 6,495. Howdenshire has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 2.2 percentage points more than Goole North (East Riding of Yorkshire: 26%). Goole North has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 4.1 percentage points more than Howdenshire (East Riding of Yorkshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Goole North (40%) and detached houses in Howdenshire (51%). Howdenshire has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 14.2 percentage points more than Goole North (East Riding of Yorkshire: 73%). Goole North has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 8.1 percentage points more than Howdenshire (East Riding of Yorkshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £175,000 in Goole North and £240,000 in Howdenshire, 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 (8% and 8%). A typical postcode has 72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Goole North, and 5 in Howdenshire. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest school in Goole North and 922 m in Howdenshire. The typical postcode is 1,054 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Goole North and 3,116 m in Howdenshire. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Goole North and 78% in Howdenshire.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 66 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Goole North and 51 in Howdenshire, 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.
Goole North is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 11,221 people in 4,813 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £175,000 over the past two years, 22% below the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the East Riding of Yorkshire average.
Howdenshire is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 15,834 people in 6,495 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, 7% above the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% below the East Riding of Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Goole North and Howdenshire next to other wards of East Riding of Yorkshire.