Cottingham East
East Riding of Yorkshire · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,443 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Cottingham · Postcode HU16 · HU5 · HU6
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,383 of 6,856 in England
- #103 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #13 of 43 in East Riding of Yorkshire
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 6%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Cottingham East is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,383 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 43 in East Riding of Yorkshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (88) and lowest on Living environment (57). Typical homes here sold for about £200,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 137 sales), 11% below the wider East Riding of Yorkshire median of £225,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #40 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,467 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £200,000 | 137 | +5.3% | +22.3% |
| Detached | £330,000 | 23 | +11.9% | +32.0% |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 62 | +4.7% | +27.5% |
| Terraced | £155,000 | 48 | +2.6% | +14.8% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #40 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,223 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 164 |
| Theft | 51 |
| Burglary | 35 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 42 |
| Public order & weapons | 52 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 8 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 74 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in East Riding of Yorkshire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Tiverton North & OuterMid Devon80£290,000
- Benfleet AppletonCastle Point80£405,000
- Whaddon, Whiteparish & WinterslowWiltshire80£495,000
- Oakleigh ParkBarnet80£677,500
- Alexandra ParkHaringey80£1,190,000
- Queen's GateKensington and Chelsea80£1,620,000