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Hessle
vs Tranby

Hessle has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Tranby. Homes in Hessle sold for a median of £200,000, 7% above Tranby. Tranby has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 7%).

Map of East Riding of Yorkshire with Hessle highlighted
Hessle
406 postcodes
Map of East Riding of Yorkshire with Tranby highlighted
Tranby
240 postcodes
Map of East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
city average

People

Hessle has 15,489 residents in 6,790 households; Tranby has 10,310 in 4,601. Tranby has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 3.6 percentage points more than Hessle (East Riding of Yorkshire: 26%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).

15,489Residents (2021)
10,310Residents (2021)
342,215Residents (2021)
6,790Households
4,601Households
152,066Households
15.9%Aged 15–29
15.6%Aged 15–29
14.0%Aged 15–29
21.0%Aged 65 and over
24.6%Aged 65 and over
26.4%Aged 65 and over
30.1%Living alone
30.2%Living alone
30.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Hessle and 46% in Tranby. Tranby has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 3.6 percentage points more than Hessle (East Riding of Yorkshire: 73%). Hessle has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 5.2 percentage points more than Tranby (East Riding of Yorkshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Hessle and £187,000 in Tranby, against £225,000 across East Riding of Yorkshire.

£200,000Median sale price
£187,000Median sale price
£225,000Median sale price
71.4%Owner-occupied
75.0%Owner-occupied
73.1%Owner-occupied
18.2%Private renting
13.0%Private renting
16.9%Private renting
9.8%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
9.4%Social renting
17.8%Detached houses
18.8%Detached houses
35.3%Detached houses
35.8%Semi-detached houses
46.3%Semi-detached houses
36.4%Semi-detached houses
34.7%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
19.0%Terraced houses
8.8%Flats
10.4%Flats
6.4%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (7% and 7%). A typical postcode has 62 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hessle, and 36 in Tranby. The typical postcode is 584 m from the nearest school in Hessle and 438 m in Tranby. The typical postcode is 1,274 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hessle and 3,269 m in Tranby. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Hessle and 100% in Tranby.

6.6%Green space within 500 m
7.4%Green space within 500 m
11.3%Green space within 500 m
62Services within 15 min (median)
36Services within 15 min (median)
27Services within 15 min (median)
584 mNearest school (median)
438 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
145Postcodes in flood risk areas
121Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,971Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 69 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hessle and 73 in Tranby, 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.

69Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
73Recorded 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.

Hessle

Hessle is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 15,489 people in 6,790 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 11% below the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% below the East Riding of Yorkshire average.

Tranby

Tranby is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 10,310 people in 4,601 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £187,000 over the past two years, 17% below the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 35% below the East Riding of Yorkshire average.

More comparisons.

Hessle and Tranby next to other wards of East Riding of Yorkshire.

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