Towns in Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber has 221 towns and cities profiled — from Leeds (Leeds) down to smaller market towns. Start with one of the highlights below, dive into the full rankings, or scroll to the table to browse every town.
© Paul RigelMost populous
Leeds (Leeds)
The largest settlement in Yorkshire and the Humber by population.
- Population
- 536,262
- Avg house price
- £264,279
- Crime rate
- 116.1/1k
© Zahid MahmoodMost affordable
Bolton upon Dearne
Lowest average house price in Yorkshire and the Humber.
- Population
- 7,440
- Avg house price
- £122,400
- Crime rate
- 95.0/1k
Safest pick
Horbury
Lowest recorded crime rate in Yorkshire and the Humber.
- Population
- 9,868
- Avg house price
- £249,273
- Crime rate
- 12.0/1k
At the top of the list
The standouts in Yorkshire and the Humber
Most affordable
Cheapest towns
- 1Bolton upon Dearne£129,870
- 2Kingston upon Hull£130,416
- 3Stainforth£131,441
- 4Goldthorpe£134,721
- 5Askern£138,527
Lowest crime
Safest towns
- 1Horbury12.0 per 1,000
- 2Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe23.0 per 1,000
- 3Haxby24.3 per 1,000
- 4Immingham41.9 per 1,000
- 5Linthwaite and Slaithwaite42.3 per 1,000
All towns in Yorkshire and the Humber
Sorted by population. Click any town for the full area guide.
| Town | Population | Avg House Price | Crime Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds (Leeds) | 536,262 | £264,279 | 116.1/1k |
| Sheffield | 500,587 | £248,714 | 97.4/1k |
| Bradford | 333,968 | £171,649 | 119.6/1k |
| Kingston upon Hull | 270,816 | £117,892 | 120.1/1k |
| York | 141,286 | £412,651 | 66.9/1k |
| Huddersfield | 140,930 | £245,829 | 89.2/1k |
| Wakefield | 97,656 | £227,585 | 108.4/1k |
| Halifax | 89,394 | £201,757 | 106.5/1k |
| Doncaster | 87,094 | £223,543 | 116.5/1k |
| Grimsby | 85,915 | £141,341 | 118.1/1k |
| Scunthorpe | 81,286 | £163,453 | 76.2/1k |
| Harrogate | 75,522 | £382,248 | 47.4/1k |
| Barnsley | 71,394 | £206,018 | 94.8/1k |
| Rotherham | 70,761 | £212,228 | 90.9/1k |
| Dewsbury | 63,730 | £187,244 | 89.2/1k |
| Scarborough | 59,042 | £214,375 | 47.4/1k |
| Keighley | 49,034 | £224,599 | 119.6/1k |
| Castleford | 45,363 | £200,816 | 108.4/1k |
| Batley | 44,494 | £238,318 | 89.2/1k |
| Pudsey | 34,853 | £244,052 | 116.1/1k |
| Bridlington | 34,831 | £197,333 | 50.8/1k |
| Brighouse | 33,159 | £201,828 | 106.5/1k |
| Pontefract | 32,982 | £252,419 | 108.4/1k |
| Morley (Leeds) | 32,562 | £194,200 | 116.1/1k |
| Beverley | 30,933 | £249,496 | 50.8/1k |
| Cleethorpes | 29,660 | £159,684 | 118.1/1k |
| Shipley | 28,902 | £194,272 | 119.7/1k |
| Wickersley and Bramley | 24,653 | £222,429 | 90.9/1k |
| Chapeltown and High Green | 22,187 | £232,493 | 97.4/1k |
| Normanton (Wakefield) | 21,976 | £195,442 | 108.4/1k |
| Ossett | 21,854 | £277,621 | 108.4/1k |
| Bingley | 21,334 | £261,231 | 119.6/1k |
| Rothwell (Leeds) | 20,964 | £957,808 | 116.2/1k |
| Goole | 20,173 | £190,176 | 50.8/1k |
| Mirfield | 19,614 | £218,000 | 89.2/1k |
| Willerby, Anlaby and Kirk Ella | 19,578 | £215,867 | 50.7/1k |
| Selby | 19,480 | £280,690 | 47.4/1k |
| Rawmarsh | 18,892 | £176,593 | 90.8/1k |
| Adwick le Street | 18,326 | £242,000 | 116.6/1k |
| Liversedge | 17,519 | £193,092 | 89.1/1k |
| Baildon | 17,056 | £310,800 | 119.8/1k |
| Ripon | 16,593 | £275,900 | 47.5/1k |
| Wath upon Dearne | 16,565 | £177,458 | 90.8/1k |
| Wombwell | 16,335 | £168,386 | 94.8/1k |
| Maltby | 16,305 | £182,542 | 90.9/1k |
| Swinton (Rotherham) | 15,911 | N/A | 90.9/1k |
| Mexborough | 15,860 | £129,930 | 116.5/1k |
| Elland | 15,788 | £205,722 | 106.4/1k |
| Knaresborough | 15,781 | £377,795 | 47.6/1k |
| Hoyland | 15,527 | £137,062 | 94.8/1k |
| Hessle | 15,489 | £249,435 | 50.8/1k |
| East Ardsley | 15,238 | £191,500 | 116.1/1k |
| Garforth | 15,148 | £311,121 | 116.2/1k |
| Skipton | 15,050 | £327,120 | 47.4/1k |
| Darton | 15,016 | £250,000 | 94.9/1k |
| Swallownest and Aston | 14,912 | £313,769 | 90.9/1k |
| Humberston and New Waltham | 14,861 | £217,679 | 118.1/1k |
| Ilkley | 14,852 | £493,964 | 119.7/1k |
| Otley (Leeds) | 14,549 | £369,468 | 116.2/1k |
| Cottingham | 14,427 | £241,402 | 50.7/1k |
| Honley | 14,399 | £319,312 | 89.1/1k |
| Yeadon | 14,273 | £218,250 | 116.2/1k |
| Armthorpe | 14,161 | £192,828 | 116.6/1k |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 13,948 | £284,821 | 89.2/1k |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 13,911 | £185,630 | 116.3/1k |
| Heckmondwike | 13,368 | £198,818 | 89.2/1k |
| Northallerton | 13,314 | £278,384 | 47.4/1k |
| Catterick Garrison | 13,285 | £139,100 | 47.4/1k |
| Driffield | 13,216 | £252,029 | 50.8/1k |
| Dunscroft and Hatfield | 13,026 | £166,657 | 116.6/1k |
| Scawthorpe and Cusworth | 13,020 | £174,000 | 116.7/1k |
| Todmorden | 12,971 | £252,113 | 106.5/1k |
| Whitby | 12,603 | £257,029 | 47.4/1k |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 12,472 | £195,389 | 94.9/1k |
| Guiseley | 12,462 | £313,583 | 116.2/1k |
| Huntington (York) | 12,420 | £282,475 | 66.9/1k |
| Thorne | 12,303 | £154,333 | 116.4/1k |
| Bentley (Doncaster) | 12,044 | £283,777 | 116.4/1k |
| Barton-upon-Humber | 11,927 | £228,058 | 76.3/1k |
| Brough and Elloughton | 11,756 | £368,780 | 50.9/1k |
| Wetherby | 11,711 | £499,043 | 116.0/1k |
| Cleckheaton | 11,607 | £189,522 | 89.1/1k |
| Conisbrough | 11,465 | £173,977 | 116.4/1k |
| Featherstone (Wakefield) | 11,327 | £197,469 | 108.4/1k |
| Warmsworth | 11,317 | £221,667 | 116.6/1k |
| Dinnington (Rotherham) | 11,209 | £229,665 | 138.5/1k |
| South Elmsall | 11,187 | £164,200 | 194.0/1k |
| Royston (Barnsley) | 10,755 | £407,643 | 173.9/1k |
| Kippax | 10,299 | £252,667 | 47.6/1k |
| Haxby | 10,176 | £420,000 | 24.3/1k |
| Pocklington | 10,124 | £286,667 | 66.1/1k |
| Horbury | 9,868 | £249,273 | 12.0/1k |
| Cross Hills and Steeton | 9,828 | £222,000 | 67.7/1k |
| Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe | 9,826 | £226,611 | 23.0/1k |
| Immingham | 9,770 | £143,841 | 41.9/1k |
| Queensbury | 9,707 | £180,333 | 66.3/1k |
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | 9,629 | £238,893 | 42.3/1k |
| Brinsworth | 9,538 | £186,100 | 121.4/1k |
| Knottingley | 9,516 | £197,848 | 189.8/1k |
| Shelf and Northowram | 9,191 | £501,250 | 131.0/1k |
| Hemsworth | 9,177 | £287,083 | 152.9/1k |
| Thurnscoe | 9,133 | £152,357 | 100.6/1k |
| South Kirkby | 8,880 | £159,179 | 108.6/1k |
| Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West | 8,840 | £294,600 | 89.1/1k |
| Worsbrough | 8,840 | £170,689 | 94.8/1k |
| Hornsea | 8,797 | £274,538 | 50.8/1k |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 8,569 | £236,600 | 47.5/1k |
| Penistone | 8,541 | £204,667 | 94.7/1k |
| Silsden | 8,392 | £216,328 | 119.6/1k |
| Meltham | 8,325 | £284,286 | 89.1/1k |
| Ecclesfield and Grenoside | 8,187 | £253,889 | 97.3/1k |
| Hedon | 8,117 | £204,673 | 50.8/1k |
| Richmond | 8,076 | £901,399 | 47.4/1k |
| Norton-on-Derwent | 7,909 | N/A | 47.3/1k |
| Sprotbrough | 7,546 | £277,429 | 116.2/1k |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | 7,545 | £276,000 | 94.8/1k |
| Goldthorpe | 7,493 | £131,917 | 94.9/1k |
| Market Weighton | 7,458 | £206,000 | 50.8/1k |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 7,440 | £122,400 | 95.0/1k |
| Stocksbridge | 7,264 | £182,170 | 97.7/1k |
| Pickering | 7,118 | £300,900 | 47.6/1k |
| Kiveton Park | 7,102 | £188,583 | 91.0/1k |
| Rawdon | 7,015 | £371,500 | 116.0/1k |
| Darfield | 6,923 | £135,611 | 95.0/1k |
| Burley in Wharfedale | 6,806 | £410,269 | 119.5/1k |
| Filey | 6,664 | £197,192 | 47.6/1k |
| North Anston | 6,599 | £184,333 | 90.6/1k |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 6,371 | £271,707 | 108.5/1k |
| Boston Spa | 6,358 | £556,000 | 116.2/1k |
| Tadcaster | 6,339 | £370,000 | 47.3/1k |
| Upton (Wakefield) | 6,332 | £277,714 | 108.5/1k |
| Malton | 6,320 | £288,361 | 47.3/1k |
| Gildersome | 6,278 | £225,856 | 116.1/1k |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 6,275 | N/A | 108.0/1k |
| Waltham | 6,204 | £241,500 | 118.3/1k |
| Thurcroft | 6,101 | £186,000 | 90.8/1k |
| Strensall | 6,060 | £364,938 | 66.8/1k |
| Withernsea | 6,030 | £135,542 | 50.9/1k |
| Stainforth | 5,999 | £182,438 | 116.5/1k |
| Dodworth | 5,981 | £224,583 | 95.0/1k |
| Finningley | 5,919 | £257,500 | 116.6/1k |
| Menston | 5,905 | £296,250 | 119.7/1k |
| Thirsk | 5,891 | £346,263 | 47.5/1k |
| Crofton | 5,868 | £228,750 | 108.4/1k |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 5,858 | £222,571 | 90.6/1k |
| Haworth | 5,680 | £229,668 | 119.9/1k |
| Deepcar | 5,644 | £159,833 | 97.3/1k |
| Brigg | 5,637 | £245,640 | 76.1/1k |
| Askern | 5,439 | £137,214 | 116.4/1k |
| Thornton (Bradford) | 5,410 | N/A | 120.0/1k |
| Drighlington | 5,280 | £203,575 | 116.1/1k |
| Shepley and Shelley | 5,211 | £228,650 | 89.0/1k |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 5,204 | £176,750 | 108.8/1k |
| Moorends | 5,194 | £132,611 | 116.9/1k |
| Grimethorpe | 5,065 | £180,083 | 94.8/1k |
| Easingwold | 5,036 | £333,664 | 47.7/1k |
| Hebden Bridge | 5,002 | £299,779 | 106.8/1k |
| Fitzwilliam and Kinsley | 4,993 | £131,500 | 108.4/1k |
| Holmfirth | 4,982 | £280,812 | 88.9/1k |
| Lepton | 4,950 | £342,667 | 89.1/1k |
| Tickhill | 4,909 | £250,625 | 116.5/1k |
| Stokesley | 4,906 | £281,250 | 47.7/1k |
| South Cave | 4,819 | £325,400 | 50.6/1k |
| Ripponden | 4,775 | £423,750 | 106.4/1k |
| Winterton | 4,764 | £159,650 | 76.4/1k |
| Sowerby | 4,727 | £387,157 | 47.2/1k |
| Brampton (Rotherham) | 4,620 | N/A | 90.5/1k |
| Howden | 4,572 | £290,625 | 51.0/1k |
| Broughton (North Lincolnshire) | 4,499 | £363,464 | 76.0/1k |
| Stamford Bridge | 4,487 | £378,143 | 50.6/1k |
| Sowerby Bridge | 4,483 | £222,274 | 106.2/1k |
| Epworth | 4,361 | £222,600 | 76.4/1k |
| Great Ayton | 4,348 | £232,333 | 47.6/1k |
| Denaby Main | 4,310 | £174,500 | 116.7/1k |
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 4,229 | £218,071 | 91.0/1k |
| Lofthouse and Robin Hood | 4,187 | £273,714 | 116.8/1k |
| Thorpe Hesley | 4,153 | £383,167 | 90.8/1k |
| Holmfield | 4,150 | £288,333 | 108.7/1k |
| Brayton | 4,092 | £321,000 | 47.2/1k |
| Kirkburton | 4,033 | £234,917 | 89.0/1k |
| Calverley | 3,988 | £279,000 | 115.8/1k |
| Crowle (North Lincolnshire) | 3,969 | £215,000 | 76.1/1k |
| Swanland | 3,965 | £533,750 | 50.7/1k |
| Whiston | 3,940 | £177,833 | 90.4/1k |
| Greasbrough | 3,859 | £120,500 | 91.0/1k |
| Mytholmroyd | 3,852 | £266,816 | 106.4/1k |
| Romanby | 3,825 | £241,583 | 47.3/1k |
| Wilsden | 3,749 | £207,000 | 120.0/1k |
| Marsden | 3,691 | £224,438 | 88.9/1k |
| Oakworth | 3,688 | £195,727 | 120.1/1k |
| Copmanthorpe | 3,671 | £490,750 | 66.7/1k |
| Bilton | 3,657 | £276,714 | 50.9/1k |
| North Ferriby | 3,597 | £269,983 | 51.2/1k |
| Snaith | 3,557 | £194,500 | 50.9/1k |
| Upper Poppleton | 3,520 | £477,055 | 66.5/1k |
| Barlby | 3,499 | £286,250 | 47.2/1k |
| Kirkheaton | 3,492 | £136,500 | 89.1/1k |
| Woodend | 3,489 | £659,375 | 116.1/1k |
| Thorpe Willoughby | 3,482 | £351,500 | 47.4/1k |
| Kirton in Lindsey | 3,457 | £376,000 | 76.1/1k |
| Bawtry | 3,408 | £148,000 | 116.5/1k |
| Messingham | 3,375 | £292,750 | 76.4/1k |
| Birdwell | 3,363 | £205,750 | 94.9/1k |
| Mickletown | 3,362 | N/A | 116.3/1k |
| Bishopthorpe | 3,333 | £512,732 | 66.9/1k |
| Bedale | 3,289 | £351,381 | 48.0/1k |
| Laceby | 3,284 | £233,094 | 118.5/1k |
| Treeton | 3,272 | £236,667 | 90.8/1k |
| Walton (Wakefield) | 3,266 | N/A | 109.0/1k |
| Barnby Dun | 3,264 | £216,900 | 116.4/1k |
| Dunnington | 3,256 | £380,714 | 66.3/1k |
| Addingham | 3,247 | £404,583 | 119.5/1k |
| Healing | 3,201 | £263,625 | 118.1/1k |
| Hatfield Woodhouse | 3,182 | £297,462 | 116.9/1k |
| Netherton (Kirklees) | 3,151 | £178,145 | 89.8/1k |
| Oughtibridge | 3,128 | £222,749 | 97.5/1k |
| Cullingworth | 3,096 | £252,667 | 120.2/1k |
| Swillington | 3,077 | £277,900 | 115.7/1k |
| Boroughbridge | 3,064 | £285,000 | 47.3/1k |
| Gilberdyke | 3,028 | £252,643 | 50.5/1k |
| Bramhope | 3,004 | £525,000 | 116.2/1k |