Housing in HU16 5QY
What the homes in HU16 5QY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottingham South & North Ella
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,372 (2024)
HU16 5QYCottingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.3%). Flats make up 40.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62% of households in the HU16 5QY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 40.9% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned62%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented25.1%20.5%
- Social rented12.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 53% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (31%). 13.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in East Riding of Yorkshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Riding of Yorkshire (August 2026, +4.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HU16 5QY (Cottingham South & North Ella) (about 1,372 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.