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Towns and cities in East Riding of Yorkshire by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated 18 September 2026 · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 90 populated places in East Riding of Yorkshire, ranked by current population. The largest is Bridlington, with 35,154 people.

Every place in East Riding of Yorkshire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get East Riding of Yorkshire's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds: 276,665 against an official 355,884. The ONS figure above is the one to quote. Why figures differ.

355,884

population of East Riding of Yorkshire (ONS, mid-2024)

towns & places

Bridlington

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Bridlington	35,154
2	Beverley	30,587
3	Goole	20,810
4	Brough	19,904
5	Driffield	13,080
6	Hedon	10,358
7	Scalby	9,462
8	Hornsea	8,432
9	Pocklington	8,337
10	Watton	7,601
11	North Ferriby	7,416
12	Skelton	6,538
13	Market Weighton	6,429
14	Withernsea	6,159
15	Howden	4,142
16	South Cave	3,879
17	Stamford Bridge	3,528
18	Gilberdyke	3,430
19	Snaith	3,305
20	Dunnington	2,987
21	Thorngumbald	2,973
22	Nafferton	2,433
23	Leven	2,433
24	Keyingham	2,314
25	Leconfield	2,127
26	Burstwick	1,924
27	Flamborough	1,914
28	Wilberfoss	1,866
29	Walkington	1,769
30	Tickton	1,731
31	Dunswell	1,682
32	Newport	1,580
33	Rawcliffe	1,542
34	Patrington	1,501
35	Cherry Burton	1,392
36	Sproatley	1,350
37	North Cave	1,348
38	Brandesburton	1,291
39	Aldbrough	1,269
40	Eastrington	1,147
41	Skidby	1,132
42	North Newbald	1,115
43	Beeford	1,078
44	Full Sutton	1,072
45	Bempton	1,040
46	Little Weighton	1,015
47	Long Riston	979
48	Wawne	975
49	Kilham	960
50	Bubwith	954
51	Burton Pidsea	944
52	Roos	846
53	Pollington	834
54	Middleton on the Wolds	825
55	Melbourne	793
56	Swinefleet	787
57	Airmyn	768
58	Wetwang	761
59	Bishop Burton	696
60	Skipsea	693
61	Easington	691
62	Ottringham	597
63	Sutton upon Derwent	594
64	Seaton Ross	565
65	Hutton	560
66	Bishop Wilton	554
67	Shiptonthorpe	503
68	Withernwick	453
69	North Burton	430
70	Rudston	409
71	Ellerton	388
72	Lockington	374
73	Barmby on the Marsh	372
74	Garton on the Wolds	348
75	Huggate	342
76	Reedness	339
77	Hollym	339
78	Wold Newton	337
79	Lund	308
80	Ellerker	307
81	North Dalton	302
82	Sancton	286
83	Etton	277
84	Breighton	271
85	Burton Agnes	270
86	Goodmanham	244
87	Ulrome	239
88	Hotham	233
89	Hayton	193
90	Skeffling	149

Common questions

What is the population of East Riding of Yorkshire?

355,884, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for East Riding of Yorkshire. The individual towns listed on this page sum to more than that, because settlement boundaries overlap; the ONS figure is the one to quote for the area as a whole.

What is the largest town in East Riding of Yorkshire?

Bridlington, with 35,154 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 90 recorded places in East Riding of Yorkshire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.