Snaith
Snaith is a village in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 3,305. Local facilities include 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 2 restaurants and cafés, with 14 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Snaith, 0.3 km away. In June 2026, there were around 12 recorded street crimes, 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 Snaith 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
- Brigg and Goole
- 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
17°CSunny
- Today: 22° / 13° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 14° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:27
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · July 2026
- Public order3
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Other theft2
- Vehicle crime2
Neighbourhood team: Snaith and Marshlands · Humberside
Local policing priorities
- Road Safety and Casualty Reduction issues continue to be a consistent priority within the Snaith and Marshlands 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
- 33 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Snaith (0.3 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Snaith (0.3 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: 152.9p · Esso (9.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (9.1 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches4
- 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)
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
- 46 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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £29,216 avg
e.g. Trainee Driving Instructor - Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Become a Primary school Tutor in Snaith – Flexible & Remote, Customer Team Leader
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
78% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 67% · Imports 11% · Gas 11% · Wind 8%
124 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
Snaith · 0.2 kmSnaith is a market town in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Snaith railway station · 0.2 kmSnaith railway station serves the market town of Snaith in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 26 miles (42 km) east of Leeds railway station on the Pontefract Line, between Knottingley and Goole.
Snaith Priory · 0.2 kmThe Priory Church of St Laurence, Snaith is an active Church of England parish church located in the market town of Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Originating in the 11th century as a cell of the Benedicti…
Snaith and Cowick · 0.5 kmSnaith and Cowick is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of the town of Goole and covers an area of 2,406.612 hectares.
The Snaith School · 0.7 kmThe Snaith School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Snaith in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The school was founded in 1899. As of 2014 the school had a pupil count of 910. Al…
- West Cowick · 0.8 km
West Cowick is a village located in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in low-lying farmland within the Humberhead Levels.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Snaith?
- Snaith is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Snaith?
- Snaith has an approximate settlement population of 3,305.
- How deprived is Snaith?
- The East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, which includes Snaith, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.