Hessle
vs Willerby and Kirk Ella
Hessle has the younger population: 16% 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, 40% above Hessle. Willerby and Kirk Ella has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Hessle has 15,489 residents in 6,790 households; Willerby and Kirk Ella has 13,410 in 5,893. Willerby and Kirk Ella has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 8.6 percentage points more than Hessle (East Riding of Yorkshire: 26%). Hessle has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.4 percentage points more than Willerby and Kirk Ella (East Riding of Yorkshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Hessle and 48% in Willerby and Kirk Ella. Willerby and Kirk Ella has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 88%, 16.2 percentage points more than Hessle (East Riding of Yorkshire: 73%). Hessle has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 8.7 percentage points more than Willerby and Kirk Ella (East Riding of Yorkshire: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Hessle and £280,000 in Willerby and Kirk Ella, 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 (7% and 7%). A typical postcode has 62 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hessle, and 40 in Willerby and Kirk Ella. The typical postcode is 584 m from the nearest school in Hessle and 491 m in Willerby and Kirk Ella. The typical postcode is 1,274 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hessle and 3,654 m in Willerby and Kirk Ella. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Hessle and 99% in Willerby and Kirk Ella.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 69 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hessle 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.
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 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.
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.
Hessle and Willerby and Kirk Ella next to other wards of East Riding of Yorkshire.