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A village of 930 in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Escrick has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Escrick does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Escrick’s built-up area.
29% 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 Escrick.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 52% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took just over four in five commuters, above North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The census counted 52% of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the one primary school within 3 km, 73% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Escrick Church of England Primary School’s results beat nearly four in five schools in England like it. The one school in town appears below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escrick Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 180 | A− |
Social housing holds 4% of households. 14% rent privately, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Households that own their home make up 81%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £600,000 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £395,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £255,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
44% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Homes saw 4.3 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below North Yorkshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 18 recorded crimes inside Escrick’s built-up area, and 8 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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.
A disability affects 13% of people in Escrick. At the census, 2.8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below North Yorkshire’s towns (5.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Escrick is The York Hospital, 6.5 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 91% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Escrick | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Escrick counts 14 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 3 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up 29% of the total, above North Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Scaled to its population, that is 151 listed buildings for every 10,000 people here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
A fifth of residents are children under 15. Escrick has a median age of 45.1. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 15% of the town. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, close to North Yorkshire’s towns (22%) and above England’s towns (18%).
58% women, 42% men
About 73 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Escrick | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 7.8% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escrick | 930 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riccall | 2,388 | 3.2 | — | C | A+ | A− |
| Wheldrake | 1,955 | 3.4 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Bishopthorpe | 3,333 | 3.7 | A | D | A+ | A |
| Heslington | 1,787 | 4.5 | — | B | A+ | A− |
| Copmanthorpe | 3,671 | 4.7 | A | C− | A+ | A |
| Cawood | 1,501 | 4.9 | — | D | A | A |
| North Duffield | 1,305 | 4.9 | — | B− | A+ | A− |
Riccall, Wheldrake, Heslington, Cawood and North Duffield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
By type: terraced houses £255,000, semi-detached houses £395,000 and detached houses £600,000. Private rents in the North Yorkshire council area averaged £849 a month in August 2026.
Band D council tax in Escrick is £2,537 for 2026–27, more than in 73% 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.
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Escrick is a built-up area of 930 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
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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