Burn’s story
No listed buildings inside Burn’s built-up area
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BurnNorth Yorkshire
A village of 462 in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Photo: Bill Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
462
Census 2021 · Selby council
Median home
£298K
11 sales in 3 years
Median age
56.8
34% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Burn a good place to live?
Burn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Burn stand out
The 3 things Burn does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
34% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
56% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burn.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Burn than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 10% are under 15
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a third of residents. Ages in Burn split evenly at 56.8: half are older, half younger. Among adults, 29% have a degree.
56.8median age
BurnNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
34%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Burn | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Burn walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 11%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
88% of commuters drove, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). For 24% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Burn counts 0.4 jobs per working resident.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
24%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
32%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Burn than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9%
78% of households own their home. Social housing holds 12% of households, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Behind the median of £297,500: 11 standard sales inside Burn’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
£298Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Burn£298K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £311,250 | 8 |
78%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,578
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burn records less burglary and damage per resident than North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 4.3 per 1,000 a year
Over the year to August 2026, 13 offences were reported in Burn, along with 2 incidents of anti-social behaviour. 46% of the crimes fell under 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.
19.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Burglary2
Vehicle crime2
Public order1
Other theft1
Bicycle theft1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Anti-social2
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.
19.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
More people in Burn live with a disability than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 21%
Four fifths of Burn’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Burn is The York Hospital, 15 miles away. This North Yorkshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.7 miles away.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Burn | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
83
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.6
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Burn has fewer old homes than North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 10% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Burn’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
10%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Burn
12pages on Burn
The big questions
Safety19.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £298K · rent £849 a monthHousing1 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83 (men), 87.6 (women)Work & commute47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards61% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Burn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BraytonThorpe WilloughbySelbyHambletonCamblesforthEggboroughBarlbyBurn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burn | 462 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brayton | 4,092 | 1.2 | B+ | C+ | A | B |
| Thorpe Willoughby | 3,482 | 1.7 | A− | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Selby | 19,480 | 2.3 | C− | A− | D | C− |
| Hambleton | 1,722 | 3.2 | — | B− | A | B |
| Camblesforth | 1,557 | 3.8 | — | A− | B | B− |
| Eggborough | 2,440 | 4 | — | A− | B− | B− |
| Barlby | 3,499 | 4.1 | B | B+ | B− | A− |
Hambleton, Camblesforth and Eggborough have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Burn
How much is council tax in Burn?
Band D council tax in Burn is £2,578 for 2026–27, more than in 82% 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.
Is Burn expensive to live in?
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £297,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the North Yorkshire council area averaged £849 a month in August 2026.
About Burn
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Burn is a built-up area of 462 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
- Population
- 462 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Selby
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000863
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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