Withernsea
Withernsea is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 6,159. It has around 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 14 restaurants and cafés, along with 21 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £148,685, and there were around 82 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 Withernsea 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
- Beverley and Holderness
- 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
19°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 13° · 38% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:25
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
85 reported · July 2026▲ 67% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences36
- Shoplifting11
- Anti-social behaviour10
- Public order7
Neighbourhood team: South East Holderness · Humberside
Local policing priorities
- Drugs/vehicle crime intel gathering
- ASB We continue to see anti social behaviour incidents around the whole of Withernsea, there is no specific area, it occurs on residentia…
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
77 food businesses within 2 miles
- 65 rated 4–5 ★ (57 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
2 active warnings & alerts
- Flood alert: North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton
- Flood alert: North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea
Source: Environment Agency
Buses & trains
- 22 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (6.4 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7.3 kW
- Nearest: East Riding Leisure Withernsea (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses1
- 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
- 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
Graham Stuart
Conservative
Beverley and Holderness
Recent votes:
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
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
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés17
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £28,925 avg
e.g. Weed Puller, Security - Security Officer - SE1, SEND Tutors (1:1 Support) – Withernsea
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
97% low-carbon electricity
Wind 71% · Biomass 16% · Nuclear 5% · Solar 5%
31 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 Beverley and Holderness:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office390 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s311 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership302 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Introduce Full Statutory Regulation of the Funeral Industry by Spring 2027255 local signatures · 4,345 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership227 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Withernsea Lighthouse · 0.2 kmWithernsea Lighthouse is an inland lighthouse that stands in the middle of the town of Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The lighthouse stands 127 feet (38 m) high and took 18 months to build betwee…
Withernsea Pier · 0.3 kmWithernsea Pier was a pier in the town of Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The pier was constructed between 1875 and 1877 to attract daytrippers, but was beset by accidents from the outset. Storms and sh…
- Withernsea Community Hospital · 0.3 km
Withernsea Community Hospital is a health facility in Queen Street, Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is managed by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
Withernsea railway station · 0.3 kmWithernsea railway station is a disused railway station that was the terminus of the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the Hull and…
Withernsea · 0.5 kmWithernsea is a seaside resort town and civil parish in Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its white inland lighthouse, rising around 127 feet (39 m) above Hull Road, now houses a museum to 1950s actress K…
Withernsea High School · 0.5 kmWithernsea High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Withernsea?
- Withernsea is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Withernsea?
- Withernsea has an approximate settlement population of 6,159.
- How deprived is Withernsea?
- The East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, which includes Withernsea, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.