Pocklington
Pocklington is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 8,337. It has 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, and around 14 restaurants and cafés, along with 20 bus stops, and there were around 42 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 Pocklington 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
- East Yorkshire
- 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
20°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 24° / 14° · 9% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:24
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 · York Fishergate, United Kingdom
Crime
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
84 food businesses within 2 miles
- 78 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 20 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
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
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: West Green Car Park (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Sports pitches11
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds9
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
- 15 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
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
40 jobs advertised · £31,431 avg
e.g. Restaurant General Manager, Live-in Housekeeper-Cook in York, Job ID J214F0, Bid Manager
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 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
Church of All Saints, Pocklington · 0.3 kmAll Saints' Church, Pocklington is the Anglican parish church for the town of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is also known locally as the Cathedral of the Wolds. It is an important Grade I listed b…
Pocklington · 0.3 kmPocklington is a market town and civil parish at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, its population was 10,123. It lies 13 miles (21 km) east of…
Pocklington railway station · 0.5 kmPocklington railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line that served the town of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and closed after the last train on 27 November…
Pocklington School · 0.5 kmPocklington School is a co-educational private boarding and day school in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1514 by John Dolman. The school is situated in 50 acres (20 ha) of land, on t…
Burnby Hall Gardens · 0.7 kmBurnby Hall Gardens, also known as Stewart's Burnby Hall Gardens and Museum, are located close to the centre of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They are home to the United Kingdom's national collection…
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College · 1.0 kmWoldgate School and Sixth Form College, more commonly known as Woldgate School, and formerly Woldgate College, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form on Kilnwick Road in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshi…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pocklington?
- Pocklington is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Pocklington?
- Pocklington has an approximate settlement population of 8,337.
- How deprived is Pocklington?
- The East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, which includes Pocklington, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.