Breighton
Breighton is a village in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 271. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. The nearest railway station is Wressle, 3.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Breighton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Riding of Yorkshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 342,217 residents at roughly 142 people per km².
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- County
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Haltemprice and Howden
- Police force
- Humberside
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 28th of 294 English council areas — better than 90% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 13° / 8° · 52% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:24
9h 15m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
600 reported road collisions (2025)
160 killed or seriously injured · 837 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 7 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wressle (2.7 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wressle (2.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£219,871 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across East Riding of Yorkshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£724 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY
- 1 bed £503
- 2 bed £650
- 3 bed £799
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.4 times median annual pay (6.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
5,643 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (9.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (9.4 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Hailgate Car Park (6.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Population
342,217 residents in East Riding of Yorkshire · 142/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK20,365
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK13,679
- Net moves+6,686
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 203 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,466 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (24% of 166,380)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
159 schools · 45,725 pupils
124 primary · 17 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 64 of 72 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
150 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Beverley Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Beverley High SchoolOutstanding
- Bridlington SchoolGood
- Driffield School and Sixth FormGood
- Goole AcademyGood
- Headlands SchoolGood
- Longcroft School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- South Hunsley School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- The Market Weighton SchoolGood
- Cottingham High School
- Holderness Academy
- Hornsea School and Language College
- Howden School
- The Snaith School
- Withernsea High School
- Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
- Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Riding of Yorkshire
Care & health services
350 CQC-registered services
- Care homes151
- GP practices39
- Dentists66
- Homecare agencies60
- Hospitals & hospices12
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · East Riding of Yorkshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
398 applications decided
88.2% granted · 351 granted, 47 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
David Davis
Conservative
Goole and Pocklington
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period
- NoBudget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 3
- Con 24
- LD 21
- Grn 1
- Ref 3
- Oth 15
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
16,160 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£756 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,783 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 168,124 certificates
13% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
81% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 50% · Wind 24% · Gas 12% · Imports 7%
110 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.5 women · 59.5 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in YO8
- Beech Tree Surgery
- Posterngate Surgery
- Scott Road Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Goole and Pocklington:
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects235 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills229 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth207 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK166 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND157 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Breighton · 0.0 kmBreighton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the east bank of the River Derwent, approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Howden. It forms part of the civil parish of Bubwith.
Breighton Aerodrome · 0.9 kmBreighton Aerodrome is a private aerodrome primarily used for general aviation flying located on the former Royal Air Force Breighton or more simply RAF Breighton, a former Royal Air Force station located near to the…
Menthorpe · 1.1 kmMenthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of North Duffield in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the west bank of the River Derwent, 6 miles (10 km) east of Selby.
Bubwith railway station · 1.8 kmBubwith railway station was a station on the Selby to Driffield Line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England serving the village of Bubwith. It opened on 1 August 1848 and closed on 20 September 1954.
Holmes House, South Duffield · 1.9 kmHolmes House is a historic building in South Duffield, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
Menthorpe Gate railway station · 1.9 kmMenthorpe Gate railway station was a station on the Selby to Driffield Line in North Yorkshire, England serving the village of North Duffield and the hamlets of Menthorpe and Bowthorpe. It appeared first in public tim…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Breighton?
- Breighton is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Breighton?
- Breighton has an approximate settlement population of 271.
- How deprived is Breighton?
- The East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, which includes Breighton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.