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Howden

Howden is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 4,142. The area has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, around 11 restaurants and cafés, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Howden, 1.8km away. There were around 36 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 Howden 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

20°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 11° · 44% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:29

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, United Kingdom

Crime

41 reported · July 2026 28% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences10
  • Other theft8
  • Public order5
  • Vehicle crime5

Neighbourhood team: Howden · Humberside

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour around Howden.
  • Road Safety

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

55 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 46 rated 4–5 ★ (40 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Howden (2.1 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Howden (2.1 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: 154.9p · Esso (4.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (4.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Hailgate Car Park (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • 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

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 63 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

David Davis

Conservative

Goole and Pocklington

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
  • NoDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

15,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

21 jobs advertised · £31,199 avg

e.g. AVON Representatives wanted in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England – start today, Production Operative, Catering Assistant

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

98% low-carbon electricity

Wind 66% · Biomass 23% · Nuclear 5% · Solar 4%

36 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 Goole and Pocklington:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Howden Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Howden Town Hall is a former municipal building in Churchside in Howden, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. It is currently in residential use.

  • Howden Minster · 0.2 km

    Howden Minster is a large Grade I listed Church of England church in the Diocese of York. It is located in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England and is one of the largest churches in the East Riding. It is dedicat…

  • Howden (constituency) · 0.3 km

    Howden was a constituency in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1955 general election, made up largely of the…

  • Howden · 0.5 km

    Howden is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of York to the north of the M62, on the A614 road about 16 miles (26 km) south-east of York and 3 miles (4.8 km) n…

  • South Howden railway station · 0.6 km

    South Howden railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the town of Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

  • Howden School · 0.7 km

    Howden School is a coeducational secondary school located in Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Howden?
Howden is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority.
What is the population of Howden?
Howden has an approximate settlement population of 4,142.
How deprived is Howden?
The East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, which includes Howden, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.