Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a village of 1,899 residents in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Where it does best is cost of living — homes sell for a median £225,000, about 4.3 times local household income. It is hard to get around without a car: 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, C+ for schools, B− for health and B for jobs & income. Hazard risk is higher than most: 0.7% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency. Brompton-on-Swale is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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 Brompton-on-Swale 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 Brompton-on-Swale is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Brompton-on-Swale is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Brompton-on-Swale’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
14% 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 Brompton-on-Swale.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 1% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (1.9%) and England’s towns (2.3%). 29% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Brompton-on-Swale counts 1.5 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Below is its only school. Key Stage 2 results at the 4 primary schools within 3 km: three in five pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 186 pupils attend Brompton-on-Swale’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brompton-on-Swale Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 186 | B |
Private renters make up 16% of households, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses just over one in ten households. Behind the median of £225,000: 79 standard sales inside Brompton-on-Swale’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £287,950 | 37 |
| Semi-detached | £202,250 | 28 |
| Terraced | £162,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 67 offences were reported in Brompton-on-Swale, along with 12 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 52% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 5.8 reports per 1,000, below North Yorkshire’s towns (10.4) 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
None of the 26 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, below North Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. One scheduled monument lies in Brompton-on-Swale.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
There is no GP practice in Brompton-on-Swale: the nearest is 1.6 miles off. Women here live to 82.6 on average and men to 79.4 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Brompton-on-Swale is Darlington Memorial Hospital, 10.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Brompton-on-Swale | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. Line up the people of Brompton-on-Swale by age and the one in the middle is 50.6. 34% of residents 16 and over have a degree-level qualification (North Yorkshire 32%, England 34%).
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Brompton-on-Swale | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Brompton-on-Swale. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle4.4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumGreen Howards Museum4.4 km outside town, to the west · 50K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageEasby Abbey3 km outside town, to the west
Historic house · National TrustMoulton Hall2.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumRichmondshire Museum4.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brompton-on-Swale | 1,899 | — | — | B+ | B | B− |
| Catterick | 2,718 | 1.8 | A | A− | A | B− |
| Scorton | 1,011 | 2.1 | — | B− | A | B− |
| Catterick Garrison | 14,212 | 2.4 | B | A | B− | C− |
| Richmond | 8,076 | 2.9 | B+ | B | C+ | B |
| Leeming Bar | 1,063 | 7.4 | — | A− | C− | B+ |
| Aiskew | 1,759 | 7.7 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Bedale | 3,289 | 8 | A− | B | C | B |
Scorton, Leeming Bar and Aiskew have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.6 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Brompton-on-Swale is £2,528 for 2026–27, more than in 71% 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.
About the middle for its size: 57% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B.
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Brompton-on-Swale is a built-up area of 1,899 people, in the Richmondshire 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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