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Population 3,671: a town in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber. Life expectancy is 86.5 for women and 84.4 for men.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Its best grade is for safety — 8.4 violent and sexual offences and 3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Jobs & income is a strength too — the mean household earns £58,528 a year. The drawback is cost of living — the median home sold for £352,500, 6.6 years of area income. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, better than 90% of UK towns. It ranks #6 of 54 in North Yorkshire.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Copmanthorpe 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 Copmanthorpe is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Copmanthorpe’s built-up area.
3% 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 Copmanthorpe. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustGoddards Garden2.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Fort · English HeritageYork Cold War Bunker4 km outside town, to the northZooZooAskham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park500 m outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionBishopthorpe Palace2.5 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionHolgate Windmill4.1 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 Copmanthorpe.
Per 1,000 residents, 3 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Over the year to August 2026, 54 offences were reported in Copmanthorpe, along with 13 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.1 reports per 1,000, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8). 35% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 38.8, with 40% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. The one school in town appears below. 66% of pupils at the 5 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copmanthorpe Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 273 | C |
Asked at the census, 85% of residents of Copmanthorpe said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 15% of people here had a disability, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.2% of the town. One GP practice serves the town; 86% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Copmanthorpe | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Copmanthorpe has 16 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below North Yorkshire’s towns (59) and England’s towns (39) alike. Homes built before 1919 account for 3% of the housing.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The private rented sector houses 9% of households. 4% live in social housing, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,199 a month across the York council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £427,500 | 94 |
| Semi-detached | £302,500 | 31 |
| Terraced | £226,250 | 26 |
| Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | 5 |
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 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 7% of its commuters stay in Copmanthorpe for work. Working mainly from home: 45% of workers, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (31%). What’s more, nearly four in five commuters drove to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
People aged 15 to 24 are 8% of the population. At 50.3, the median resident of Copmanthorpe sits in the middle of the age range. Degrees are held by 46% of adults, above North Yorkshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (34%) alike.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Copmanthorpe | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copmanthorpe | 3,671 | — | A | C− | A+ | A |
| Bishopthorpe | 3,333 | 1.7 | A | D | A+ | A |
| York | 141,696 | 3.6 | B− | C | C− | C |
| Heslington | 1,787 | 4.1 | — | B | A+ | A− |
| Upper Poppleton | 3,520 | 4.6 | A | D | A+ | A− |
| Osbaldwick | 2,313 | 5.2 | — | C− | B | B− |
| Tadcaster | 6,339 | 5.5 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Skelton (York) | 1,380 | 5.7 | — | C− | A | B |
Heslington, Osbaldwick and Skelton (York) have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £352,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £220,000, terraced houses £226,250, semi-detached houses £302,500 and detached houses £427,500.
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Town in North Yorkshire, England
Copmanthorpe is a built-up area of 3,671 people, in the York 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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