West Hill
Suburb · 218 residents
81Very good
Very good · better than 9 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
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What’s good
- 99% of residents live within five minutes of a park
- Affordability scores 83, well above the typical 60
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 64 per 1,000 people a year against 100
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- Road noise reaches 69% of the area
- Food & drink scores 39, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around West Hill
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Is West Hill a good place to live?
West Hill scores 81/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for environment (84) and affordability (83).
It scores lowest on food & drink (39).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for West Hill in Yorkshire and The Humber, each measured against the national average.
Summary of West Hill
Detached houses on generous plots, hedges trimmed, cars on the drive rather than the street — West Hill reads as settled rather than smart, the kind of place where people arrive and stay. At a median age of 49, this isn't a suburb full of young families finding their feet; it's one where they've largely finished that job.
The numbers back up the impression: a population density well below the national average means space is part of the offer here, and the housing stock reflects it. Detached homes dominate sales, freehold is the norm rather than the exception, and the median price of £345,000 sits close to national levels but comfortably above the regional one — a For Sale board on this street is pitched at people who've built up equity elsewhere in Yorkshire and are trading up. Against East Riding of Yorkshire as a whole, prices here run 59% higher, which tells you West Hill is one of the authority's better-off pockets rather than a typical slice of it. For schools, North Ferriby Church of England Primary carries a Good rating, and Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary offers the all-through option locally, though its progress 8 score suggests it's not the academic draw some nearby alternatives might be. Trains from Hessle Rail Station put you on the line without needing a car for every journey, which matters given the stop count locally is modest — three stops won't get you far on foot alone.