Amotherby’s story
Amotherby: 31% of homes built before 1919
Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Amotherby’s built-up area.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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AmotherbyNorth Yorkshire
This village in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber has a population of 363.
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Photo: Victuallers · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
363
Census 2021 · Ryedale council
Median home
£410K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.3
28% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
40%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Amotherby a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Amotherby has none; the figures on this page are still real. 5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Mortgage-free owners make up nearly three in five households. On the way to work, 16% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
What makes Amotherby stand out
The 3 things Amotherby does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 5.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
59% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
16% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Amotherby.
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Amotherby: just 37% travel under 5 km, below North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
16%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
36% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. Jobs per working resident: 2.6. Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.9% of 16 to 64s in 2026, between North Yorkshire’s towns (1.8%) and England’s towns (2.3%).
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving78%
On foot13%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
37%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£53K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Amotherby
The one school in town appears below. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 55% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 49.1. 185 pupils attend Amotherby’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amotherby Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 185 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
More households own their home in Amotherby than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 84%
£410Kmedian sale
Social housing holds 3% of households, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. Also worth knowing: the £410,000 median rests on 15 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Amotherby£410K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £315,000 | 11 |
84%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,522
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Amotherby than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.7 per 1,000 residents a year
11violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence accounts for 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Amotherby logged 10 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 2 complaints of anti-social conduct.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Burglary1
Robbery1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Anti-social2
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
11
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Just 3.6% of people in Amotherby say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
86%good or very good health
The nearest A&E to Amotherby is The York Hospital, 15.7 miles away. Asked at the census, 86% of residents of Amotherby said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 14% of people here had a disability, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving Amotherby: the nearest practice is 2.6 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Amotherby | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
82.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Amotherby keeps more of its old housing than North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 31% built before 1919
5listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, that is 138 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Amotherby.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
31%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
138
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Older residents shape Amotherby: 28% are 65 or over, above North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
52.3median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. At 52.3, the median resident of Amotherby sits in the middle of the age range. Among adults, 40% have a degree.
AmotherbyNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level40%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Amotherby | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Amotherby
13pages on Amotherby
The big questions
Safety11 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £410K · rent £849 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 months · busiest street Main StreetSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 82.3 (men), 88.2 (women)Work & commute61% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards4.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Castle Howard and 4 more in and around Amotherby
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Amotherby. Best known first.
Historic houseCastle Howard4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumEden Camp Museum4.3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumMalton Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumNorton and Malton Heritage Centre4.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumDickens Museum & Scrooges Counting House3.5 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Camp Museum: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malton Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Amotherby
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Amotherby is a built-up area of 363 people, in the Ryedale council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 363 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ryedale
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000499
Amotherby’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MaltonNorton-on-DerwentRillingtonPickeringThornton-le-DaleKirkbymoorsideHelmsleyAmotherby
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amotherby | 363 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malton | 6,320 | 2.5 | C− | D | C+ | C |
| Norton-on-Derwent | 7,909 | 3.3 | B− | C | B | C+ |
| Rillington | 1,206 | 6.5 | — | D | B+ | B |
| Pickering | 7,260 | 7.2 | C | D | C+ | B− |
| Thornton-le-Dale | 1,858 | 7.8 | — | D− | A | B |
| Kirkbymoorside | 2,763 | 8.8 | C | C | C+ | A− |
| Helmsley | 1,345 | 10 | — | D− | B− | B+ |
Rillington, Thornton-le-Dale and Helmsley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Amotherby
How many listed buildings are there in Amotherby?
That is 5.7 times the typical UK town for its size. 31% of Amotherby’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Is Amotherby expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £410,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the North Yorkshire council area averaged £849 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Amotherby?
Band D council tax in Amotherby is £2,522 for 2026–27, more than in 69% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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