Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village, home to 602 people, lies in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
There are no grades for Bishop Monkton: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 12 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up 41% of residents.
The 3 things Bishop Monkton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Bishop Monkton’s built-up area.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bishop Monkton. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park5 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralRipon Cathedral4.6 km outside town, to the north
CastleNewby Hall1.1 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseMarkenfield Hall3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumThe Courthouse Museum4.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumRipon Prison and Police Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bishop Monkton.
Typical age in Bishop Monkton: 60.1, the median. People 65 and over make up 41% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.8% of residents, below North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Degrees are held by 48% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bishop Monkton | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 41% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School’s results beat nearly four in five schools in England like it. The one school in town appears below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 67% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 102 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.7%. 85% of commuters drove, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). Income per household averages £67K a year, before tax. Of the commuters living in Bishop Monkton, 1% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
1% live in social housing, below North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private renters make up 15% of households. The owner-occupied share of households is 84%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £600,000 | 25 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 72% were violence and sexual offences. 18 crimes and 6 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Bishop Monkton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence came to 16.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below North Yorkshire’s towns (20) and England’s towns (22) 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.
The nearest A&E to Bishop Monkton is Harrogate District Hospital, 6.9 miles away. 87% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 15% of people locally. This North Yorkshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Bishop Monkton | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Bishop Monkton has 199 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above North Yorkshire’s towns (59) and England’s towns (39) alike. Of the town’s land, 32% lies in conservation areas, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Monkton | 602 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ripon | 16,593 | 3.1 | A− | A− | B− | C+ |
| Langthorpe | 1,294 | 3.9 | — | C | C | A− |
| Boroughbridge | 3,064 | 4.1 | B | B | C | B+ |
| Dishforth | 1,266 | 5.1 | — | A− | A | A− |
| Killinghall | 1,476 | 5.5 | — | C | B+ | A |
| Knaresborough | 15,781 | 5.8 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Hampsthwaite | 1,169 | 6.6 | — | C | A+ | A |
Langthorpe, Dishforth, Killinghall and Hampsthwaite have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Private rents in the North Yorkshire council area averaged £849 a month in August 2026.
That is 8.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Bishop Monkton is a built-up area of 602 people, in the Harrogate 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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