South Hunsley
vs Willerby and Kirk Ella
South Hunsley has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Willerby and Kirk Ella. Homes in South Hunsley sold for a median of £324,995, 16% above Willerby and Kirk Ella. South Hunsley has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
South Hunsley has 10,751 residents in 4,476 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%, 4.2 percentage points more than South Hunsley (East Riding of Yorkshire: 26%). Willerby and Kirk Ella has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.3 percentage points more than South Hunsley (East Riding of Yorkshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in South Hunsley (53%) and semi-detached houses in Willerby and Kirk Ella (48%). Willerby and Kirk Ella has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 88%, 3.5 percentage points more than South Hunsley (East Riding of Yorkshire: 73%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (10% and 10%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £324,995 in South Hunsley and £280,000 in Willerby and Kirk Ella, against £225,000 across East Riding of Yorkshire.
Surroundings
South Hunsley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 14.3 percentage points more than Willerby and Kirk Ella (East Riding of Yorkshire: 11%). A typical postcode has 18 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in South Hunsley, and 40 in Willerby and Kirk Ella. The typical postcode is 543 m from the nearest school in South Hunsley and 491 m in Willerby and Kirk Ella. The typical postcode is 1,866 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in South Hunsley and 3,654 m in Willerby and Kirk Ella. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in South Hunsley and 99% in Willerby and Kirk Ella.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 43 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in South Hunsley 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.
South Hunsley is one of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire, home to 10,751 people in 4,476 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £324,995 over the past two years, 44% above the East Riding of Yorkshire median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 87% above 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.
South Hunsley and Willerby and Kirk Ella next to other wards of East Riding of Yorkshire.