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A village of 870 in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Appleton Roebuck has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Appleton Roebuck does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Appleton Roebuck’s built-up area.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Appleton Roebuck.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Home was the main workplace for 47% of workers at the census. Among 16 to 64s, 0.9% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Of the commuters living in Appleton Roebuck, 6% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: two thirds of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. Its one primary school teaches 111 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Roebuck Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 111 | B |
12% rent privately, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Council and housing-body homes hold 4% of households. Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £520,000 | 22 |
| Terraced | £265,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 2.3 per 1,000 residents a year, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (20) and England’s towns (22). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 4 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Appleton Roebuck’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 25% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Seeing a GP means leaving Appleton Roebuck: the nearest practice is 3 miles away. At the census, 88% of people in Appleton Roebuck called their health good or very good, above North Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. 3.4% of residents report bad or very bad health. The nearest A&E to Appleton Roebuck is The York Hospital, 7.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Appleton Roebuck | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.9% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 36% of Appleton Roebuck’s land, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Relative to its size, Appleton Roebuck keeps 80 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of the population. Children under 15 make up 18%, above North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Appleton Roebuck | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Roebuck | 870 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Copmanthorpe | 3,671 | 3 | A | C− | A+ | A |
| Cawood | 1,501 | 3.2 | — | D | A | A |
| Church Fenton | 1,643 | 4 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Bishopthorpe | 3,333 | 4 | A | D | A+ | A |
| Tadcaster | 6,339 | 4.3 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Riccall | 2,388 | 5 | — | C | A+ | A− |
| York | 141,696 | 6.4 | B− | C | C− | C |
Cawood, Church Fenton and Riccall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size. 31% of Appleton Roebuck’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: terraced houses £265,000 and detached houses £520,000.
Band D council tax in Appleton Roebuck is £2,512 for 2026–27, more than in 67% 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.
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Appleton Roebuck is a built-up area of 870 people, in the Selby 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
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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