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Dunswell

Dunswell is a village in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,682. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Cottingham, 3.1 km away. There were around 85 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dunswell area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Riding of Yorkshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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
68/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 29th of 294 English council areas — better than 90% of them.

Low crime82
Home affordability77
Affordable rents91
Good schools51
Life expectancy57
Low deprivation68
Employment82
Low council tax42

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

16°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 14° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 26° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:25

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

29US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

Crime

82 reported · July 2026 8% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences36
  • Public order10
  • Shoplifting9
  • Anti-social behaviour7

3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Cottingham North · Humberside

Local policing priorities

  • Anti Social Motorbike use - Middledyke Lane
  • Shop theft in the Cottingham area.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

600 reported road collisions (2024)

168 killed or seriously injured · 813 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

218 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 174 rated 4–5 ★ (157 top)
  • 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cottingham (3.1 km)
  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cottingham (3.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£220,721 average 3.7% YoY

Across East Riding of Yorkshire · to 2026-06

Detached£337,224
Semi-detached£213,514
Terraced£169,691
Flat£102,186

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£724 average monthly rent 4.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £502
  • 2 bed £650
  • 3 bed £799

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.9p · BP (8.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · BP (8.3 km)

23 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

32 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore Hull (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 217 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,466 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (24% of 166,380)

A £1,644
B £1,918
C £2,192
D £2,466
E £3,014
F £3,562
G £4,110
H £4,932

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%)

150inspected 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

352 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes151
  • GP practices40
  • Dentists66
  • Homecare agencies61
  • Hospitals & hospices12

CQC ratings: 85% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · East Riding of Yorkshire

Planning decisions

414 applications decided

88.2% granted · 365 granted, 49 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dame Diana Johnson

Labour

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 4
  • Con 23
  • LD 21
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 15

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

15,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

46 jobs advertised · £33,834 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Online Guitar Tutoring Job in Dunswell – Flexible Schedule, Online Geography Tutoring Job in Dunswell – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£756 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% 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

61% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 54% · Gas 31% · Imports 8% · Wind 3%

187 gCO₂/kWh · high 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Dunswell · 0.1 km

    Dunswell is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and in the civil parish of Woodmansey.

  • Hull United A.F.C. · 0.5 km

    Hull United Association Football Club is a football club in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They were members of Division One of the Northern Counties East League after they were granted promotion from the Hu…

  • Westella & Willerby F.C. · 0.5 km

    Westella & Willerby Football Club is a football club based in Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the East Riding County League.

  • Sir Henry Cooper School · 0.9 km

    Sir Henry Cooper School was a coeducational, secondary school located on Thorpepark Road in Orchard Park Estate, Kingston upon Hull, England. On the school ground is the North Site of the Hull City Learning Centre, no…

  • Kingswood, Kingston upon Hull · 1.3 km

    Kingswood, occasionally referred to as Kingswood Parks, is a modern housing estate on the northern fringe of Kingston upon Hull, in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

  • Orchard Park Estate · 1.3 km

    Orchard Park Estate is an area or housing estate situated on the north-western side of Kingston upon Hull, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Dunswell?
Dunswell is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority.
What is the population of Dunswell?
Dunswell has an approximate settlement population of 1,682.
How deprived is Dunswell?
The East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, which includes Dunswell, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.