Hessle
Hessle is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 25,000. It has around 1 GP & clinic, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 9 restaurants and cafés, 50 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hessle, 0.9 km away. The average sold house price is around £243,921, and there were around 143 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 Hessle 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
- Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
- Police force
- Humberside
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 29th 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
12°CClear
- Today: 23° / 12° · 59% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:27
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
139 reported · July 2026▲ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences44
- Shoplifting21
- Anti-social behaviour20
- Criminal damage & arson15
2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Hessle · Humberside
Local policing priorities
- Vehicle Anti-Social Behaviour Hessle Forehsore
- Anti-Social Behaviour - King George V Playing Fields
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
202 food businesses within 2 miles
- 181 rated 4–5 ★ (159 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hessle (0.9 km)
- 50 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hessle (0.9 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
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: 157.9p · BP (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (5.1 km)
22 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
29 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Swinegate Car Park (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches24
- Playgrounds8
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)
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
414 applications decided
88.2% granted · 365 granted, 49 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Emma Hardy
Labour
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools7
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
80 jobs advertised · £36,912 avg
e.g. Electronics Design Engineer, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver, Mercedes Benz Vehicle Technician
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
79% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 50% · Wind 22% · Imports 12% · Gas 9%
97 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice:
- Introduce Full Statutory Regulation of the Funeral Industry by Spring 2027908 local signatures · 4,345 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office397 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership376 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance282 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Hessle Town Hall · 0.4 kmHessle Town Hall is a municipal building in South Lane, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is the meeting place of Hessle Town Council.
Hessle · 0.6 kmHessle is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, 5 miles west of Kingston upon Hull. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area consisting of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town o…
Hessle High School · 0.8 kmHessle High School and Sixth Form College is a co-educational academy school and sixth form college, situated in the town of Hessle, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, five miles west of Kingston upon Hull's city centre.
Hessle railway station · 0.9 kmHessle railway station serves the town of Hessle in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern.
Humber Rescue · 1.4 kmHumber Rescue is located in the shadow of the Humber Bridge, on Cliff Road in Hessle, a town 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Hull, on the north shore of the River Humber estuary, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Hull and East Riding Hospital · 1.6 kmHull and East Riding Hospital, formerly BUPA Hospital Hull and East Riding is located in Anlaby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Spire Healthcare.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hessle?
- Hessle is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority.
- How deprived is Hessle?
- The East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, which includes Hessle, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.