Neighbourhood · East Riding of Yorkshire
Driffield Central: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Driffield Central neighbourhood of East Riding of Yorkshire, England (ONS area East Riding of Yorkshire 045). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes YO25. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near YO25 6LD.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against East Riding of Yorkshire
Driffield Central is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against East Riding of Yorkshire (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £167,250 and flats for £79,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across East Riding of Yorkshire (1.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Driffield, is about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£167,250
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£79,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.07; 1 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 4 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£37,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.5 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Driffield Central sits in East Riding of Yorkshire
- Typical house price: joint 7th lowest of 43 neighbourhoods in East Riding of Yorkshire
- Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 18 neighbourhoods in East Riding of Yorkshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 9th lowest of 43 neighbourhoods in East Riding of Yorkshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Driffield Central
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against East Riding of Yorkshire, 1 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Single-person households under 65
Falling behind the borough
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Driffield Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (560 m in a straight line). About 4.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Bridlington (about 16 min) and Scarborough (about 55 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Driffield Junior School 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Driffield School and Sixth Form 920 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Standards maintained.
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Driffield Central
What is the typical house price in Driffield Central?
£167,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.
How does Driffield Central compare with the rest of East Riding of Yorkshire?
Typical house price: joint 7th lowest of 43 neighbourhoods in East Riding of Yorkshire. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 18 neighbourhoods in East Riding of Yorkshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th lowest of 43 neighbourhoods in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Is Driffield Central an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Driffield Central gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 1 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Driffield Central?
Driffield. Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (560 m in a straight line). About 4.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Bridlington (about 16 min) and Scarborough (about 55 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Driffield Central?
Nearest state primary school. Driffield Junior School. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Driffield School and Sixth Form. 920 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Standards maintained.
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.