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A town of 5,036 in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Easingwold grades B overall against UK towns: better than 64% of UK towns, and #24 of 54 in North Yorkshire. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 20% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (C): median sale £314,997, 5.9 years of area income; rent £849 a month.
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 Easingwold 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 Easingwold is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 46 buildings inside Easingwold’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
13% 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 Easingwold.
Easingwold sits above both North Yorkshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. 14% of residents are children under 15. The median resident of Easingwold is 51.8 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Easingwold | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easingwold Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 274 | C |
| Outwood Academy EasingwoldLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 823 | A− |
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.
That puts Easingwold below both North Yorkshire’s towns (48%) and England’s towns (45%). The car carried 79% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Women here live to 86 on average and men to 81.9 (2019–23). Easingwold has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.4 miles away. 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.
| Census 2021 | Easingwold | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
On this, Easingwold is below both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £413,000 | 161 |
| Semi-detached | £267,997 | 82 |
| Terraced | £235,250 | 48 |
| Flat or maisonette | £157,500 | 27 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Easingwold has 46 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 13% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
In the comparison, Easingwold comes above both North Yorkshire’s towns (19.7) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 273 crimes inside Easingwold’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 60 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 58% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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
46 listed buildings in Easingwold.
The New Inn: Photo: Pauline E · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Market Cross and Market House: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springhead House: Photo: AlixChaytor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Mount and Cottage: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
5 notable people were born in Easingwold.
Kevin Hollinrake: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0 · Steve Webster: Stu Newby, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easingwold | 5,036 | — | B | C | C+ | B+ |
| Huby (Hambleton) | 1,056 | 3.4 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Ampleforth | 1,239 | 6.5 | — | D− | A | A− |
| Wigginton | 1,422 | 8.1 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
| Boroughbridge | 3,064 | 8.6 | B | B | C | B+ |
| Strensall | 6,060 | 8.6 | A | C− | A | A− |
| Langthorpe | 1,294 | 8.7 | — | C | C | A− |
| Haxby | 10,176 | 8.7 | A | C− | A | B+ |
Huby (Hambleton), Ampleforth, Wigginton and Langthorpe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
About the middle for its size: 56% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in North Yorkshire, England
Easingwold is a built-up area of 5,036 people, in the Hambleton 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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