Which Yorkshire and The Humber area is best for students?

Kingston upon Hull, City of ranks #1 in Yorkshire and The Humber with 69.4/100, ahead of Doncaster (67.1). The score weights Affordability (rent) 35%, Connectivity (broadband) 25%, Safety (low crime) 15%, Living cost (council tax) 15%, Schools (Ofsted Good+) 5%, Health (life expectancy) 5%.

Best places in Yorkshire and The Humber for students

Persona weighting: Affordability (rent) 35%, Connectivity (broadband) 25%, Safety (low crime) 15%, Living cost (council tax) 15%, Schools (Ofsted Good+) 5%, Health (life expectancy) 5%.

Updated quarterly · last recomputed 2026-06-19 from the latest government data releases.

What is the best place to live in Yorkshire and The Humber for students?

As of 2026-06-19, the best Yorkshire and The Humber local authority for students is Kingston upon Hull, City of, scoring 69.4/100 on the Gera Persona Fit index — a persona-weighted composite of rent, crime, Ofsted schools, broadband, life expectancy and council tax across 12 Yorkshire and The Humber local authorities. GeraRent recomputes it quarterly.

Gera Persona Fit: Kingston upon Hull, City of 69.4/100How this is computed

#	Area	Persona Fit	GLS
1	Kingston upon Hull, City of	69.4	54.4
2	Doncaster	67.1	58.2
3	Wakefield	66.3	53.5
4	Rotherham	65.6	50.3
5	North Lincolnshire	65.1	50.6
6	East Riding of Yorkshire	64.8	56.5
7	Kirklees	63.5	51.4
8	Leeds	63.4	55.1
9	North East Lincolnshire	63.3	53.1
10	Bradford	62.7	52.6
11	York	60.4	56.5
12	Calderdale	53.4	48.5

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Sources (all Open Government Licence v3.0):

ONS — Price Index of Private Rents — as of May 2026.
HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index — as of April 2026.
MHCLG — Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England — as of 2026-27.
Ofcom — Connected Nations (Gera Broadband Index) — as of July 2024.
ONS — Life expectancy by local authority — as of 2017-19.
Ofsted — State-funded school inspection outcomes — as of 31 May 2026.
Home Office — Police recorded crime (PFA) + ONS population — as of Year ending December 2025.

Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. Recorded-crime figures are neutral official statistics shown as context only and must not be used to characterise an area or its residents.