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In North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, this town has 3,064 residents.
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Its best grade is for health — men here can expect to live to 82.5, women to 85.8. Boroughbridge grades B overall, better than 63% of UK towns, and ranks #25 of 54 in North Yorkshire. The trade-off is safety (C): 31.9 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 14 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 23%. At a median £307,500, a home costs 5.3 times the yearly income of households in the Harrogate council area. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools, B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
ONS publishes one rent for all of North Yorkshire, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
The 2 things Boroughbridge 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 Boroughbridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 36 buildings inside Boroughbridge’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1914.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boroughbridge.
15% are under 15, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.6% of residents. Boroughbridge has a median age of 48.8 years. Among adults, 31% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Boroughbridge | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.1% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the 4 primary schools within 3 km, 64% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Both of the town’s schools appear below. Some 668 pupils attend Boroughbridge’s one primary and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boroughbridge Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 280 | C |
| Boroughbridge High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 388 | C |
Police recorded 206 crimes inside Boroughbridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 95 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 25.2 reports per 1,000, above North Yorkshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. 54% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Also worth knowing: for its size, Boroughbridge records more crime per resident than 77% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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 Boroughbridge is Harrogate District Hospital, 8.4 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 84% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. A disability affects 19% of people here.
| Census 2021 | Boroughbridge | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Social housing holds 12% of households, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The median sale, £307,500, comes from 174 standard sales inside Boroughbridge’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 76 |
| Semi-detached | £261,250 | 40 |
| Terraced | £212,500 | 37 |
| Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | 21 |
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 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 17% of its commuters stay in Boroughbridge for work. 82% of commuters drove, above North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. For every resident in work, Boroughbridge has 0.8 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, below North Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Boroughbridge has 117 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. It has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
36 listed buildings in Boroughbridge.
Stone alignment west of Boroughbridge known as the Devil's Arrows, including three standing stones and the setting for a fourth: Photo: Helen Wilkinson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Crown Hotel: Photo: Tim Green from Bradford · CC BY 2.0 · Church of St James: Photo: Storye book · CC BY 4.0 · The Cottage: Photo: Tim Green from Bradford · CC BY 2.0
6 notable people were born in Boroughbridge.
Isabella Bird: G.P. Putnam's Sons, Public domain · George Freeman: "A.R.", Public domain · Darren Sadler: Artur Andrzej, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boroughbridge | 3,064 | — | B | B | C | B+ |
| Langthorpe | 1,294 | 0.5 | — | C | C | A− |
| Dishforth | 1,266 | 4.1 | — | A− | A | A− |
| Ripon | 16,593 | 6.1 | A− | A− | B− | C+ |
| Knaresborough | 15,781 | 6.3 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Killinghall | 1,476 | 8.4 | — | C | B+ | A |
| Easingwold | 5,036 | 8.6 | B | C | C+ | B+ |
| Harrogate | 75,522 | 8.9 | A | B+ | C+ | B− |
Langthorpe, Dishforth and Killinghall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.8 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Town in North Yorkshire, England
Boroughbridge is a built-up area of 3,064 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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