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3,499 people call this town in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber home.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Barlby ranks #23 of 54 in North Yorkshire, with a B overall. It comes out better than 64% of UK towns. Jobs and pay hold up well (A−): mean household income £57,997; 1.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The catch is schools: primary results beat 36% of towns in England; secondary results beat 16% of towns in England. At a median £235,000, a home costs 4.5 times the yearly income of households in the Selby council area. Natural hazards weigh more here (D−): 14% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
ONS publishes one rent for all of North Yorkshire, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
The 3 things Barlby does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Barlby is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Barlby’s built-up area.
3% 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 Barlby.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Barlby has 14 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, below North Yorkshire’s towns (59) and England’s towns (39) alike. The pre-1919 share of homes is 3%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: just over a third of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 41.4. Its two schools are below. Key Stage 2 results at the 7 primary schools within 3 km: 59% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barlby Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 345 | B− |
| Barlby High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 482 | D |
At the census, 4.2% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Seeing a GP means leaving Barlby: the nearest practice is 1.8 miles away. Asked at the census, 84% of residents of Barlby said they were in good or very good health. The nearest A&E to Barlby is The York Hospital, 11.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Barlby | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Private tenants account for nearly one in ten households. 8% live in social housing, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of the 182 standard sales inside Barlby’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £235,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £296,000 | 72 |
| Semi-detached | £215,500 | 77 |
| Terraced | £190,000 | 27 |
| Flat or maisonette | £119,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
30% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (48%) and England’s towns (45%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over one in ten commuters at the census. Jobs per working resident: 0.2.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Of all the crimes, 66% were violence and sexual offences. 125 crimes and 104 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Barlby’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Also worth knowing: there were 20.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above North Yorkshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). The middle age in Barlby is 40.2. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Barlby | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
5 listed buildings in Barlby.
Barlby Hall: Photo: Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Church Farm: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlby | 3,499 | — | B | B+ | B− | A− |
| Selby | 19,480 | 1.9 | C− | A− | D | C− |
| Riccall | 2,388 | 2.3 | — | C | A+ | A− |
| Brayton | 4,092 | 3.1 | B+ | C+ | A | B |
| North Duffield | 1,305 | 3.6 | — | B− | A+ | A− |
| Hemingbrough | 1,874 | 3.6 | — | B− | A− | B− |
| Thorpe Willoughby | 3,482 | 4 | A− | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Cawood | 1,501 | 4.3 | — | D | A | A |
Riccall, North Duffield, Hemingbrough and Cawood have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
GCSE results trail 84% of towns in England, and primary results trail 64% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Barlby has 2 state schools; places are handled by North Yorkshire council.
Band D council tax in Barlby is £2,586 for 2026–27, more than in 83% 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.
Town in North Yorkshire, England
Barlby is a built-up area of 3,499 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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