Compare My Postcode

HU16 postcode area · Cottingham

The HU16 postcode district covers Cottingham and spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Riding of Yorkshire. Area Scores range from 65 to 95 across them. Every full HU16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the HU16 district's neighbourhoods is Walkington, Bishop Burton & Woodmansey (95 out of 100, #334 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Cottingham South & North Ella (65). 4 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £200,000 in Cottingham East to £310,500 in Walkington, Bishop Burton & Woodmansey.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,604a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime53per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied80%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HU16 district

£245,000median home sold over the past year · +11.4% over 5 years · -2.0% over the year · 279 sales
Detached£355,000
Semi-detached£243,000
Terraced£166,500
Flat£110,000
East Riding of Yorkshire£225,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Walkington, Bishop Burton & WoodmanseyEast Riding of Yorkshire 33495 £310,500
WillerbyEast Riding of Yorkshire 73889 £231,000
Cottingham WestEast Riding of Yorkshire 1,28081 £281,000
Cottingham EastEast Riding of Yorkshire 1,38380 £200,000
Cottingham South & North EllaEast Riding of Yorkshire 2,39065 £220,000

People living in HU16 Census 2021

Residents36,597
Median age (est.)50
Density476per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above36%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 8%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 7%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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.

Towns & places in HU16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HU16 district.

Cottingham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HU16.

HU10 HU6 HU20 HU17 HU5 HU4 HU13 HU3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.