Newport (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Newport (East Riding of Yorkshire) is a village in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,600. There are around 4 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gilberdyke, 2.7 km away. In June 2026, there were around 11 recorded street crimes, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newport (East Riding of Yorkshire) 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
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
22°CSunny
- Today: 25° / 14° · 7% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:23
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · July 2026▲ 22% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Other theft3
- Other crime2
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Howdenshire · Humberside
Local policing priorities
- Road Safety and Casualty Reduction issues continue to be a consistent priority within the Howdenshire area.
- Electric Motorcycles and Electric Scooters
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
35 food businesses within 2 miles
- 31 rated 4–5 ★ (25 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gilberdyke (2.7 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gilberdyke (2.7 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: 169.9p · Morrisons (9.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Morrisons (9.4 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Nearest: The Old Barn (4.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds2
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
- 6 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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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 44% · Wind 26% · Gas 14% · Imports 7%
107 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 Goole and Pocklington:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office369 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership339 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s309 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership257 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test256 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire · 0.1 kmNewport is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of the market town of Howden. It lies on the B1230 road to the south of the M62 motorway and on…
Wallingfen railway station · 0.7 kmWallingfen railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the village of Newport in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
- Faxfleet Preceptory · 1.7 km
The Faxfleet Preceptory is a former community of the Knights Templar located in what is now the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stood on lands which are now part of Thorpe Grange Farm and are largely buried und…
Scalby, East Riding of Yorkshire · 2.0 kmScalby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Gilberdyke, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Brough and 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Goole. It lies on the B1230…
- Fairview Studios · 2.2 km
Fairview Studios is an independent recording studio located in Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Established by a local man Keith Herd in 1966, it has recorded musical acts such as Def Leppard, Mick Rons…
River Foulness · 2.3 kmThe River Foulness is a river in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its name is derived from Old English fūle[n] ēa, meaning “dirty water”. Maintenance responsibilities for the river transferred from the Environme…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newport (East Riding of Yorkshire)?
- Newport (East Riding of Yorkshire) is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority.
- How deprived is Newport (East Riding of Yorkshire)?
- The East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, which includes Newport (East Riding of Yorkshire), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.