Gargrave’s story
30 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Gargrave’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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GargraveNorth Yorkshire
In North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, this village has 1,502 residents.
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Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,502
Census 2021 · Craven council
Median home
£265K
84 sales in 3 years
Median age
56.5
36% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
18%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Gargrave a good place to live?
Gargrave’s best grade is for safety: police record 12.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 5.3 home and vehicle crimes. Hazards are a real consideration (D): 3.7% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Buying the median home, at £264,500, takes 5.3 years of household income in the Craven council area. It lags on schools as well (C): primary results beat 37% of towns in England.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Gargrave has its subject grades alone.
ONS publishes one rent for all of North Yorkshire, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
How Gargrave grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Gargrave is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyVery little crime by comparisonAOpen →Hazard riskNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →HealthLife expectancy 82.2 for men, 86.2 for womenA−Open →Walkability18% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportB+Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £54,466B+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 37% of towns in EnglandCOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryUnusually rich in historyAOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 41% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeAOpen →Civic life100% live within 1 km of a libraryA+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Gargrave stand out
The 3 things Gargrave does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 8.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
36% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Claimant rate, against UK towns
Work
of 16 to 64s in 2026: fewer than in 98% of UK towns
DWP claimant count, January to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gargrave.
Who lives here
An older town: 36% of people in Gargrave are 65 or over, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
56.5median age
Degrees are held by 37% of adults. Children under 15 make up 12%, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%); what’s more, 7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half of Gargrave is older than 56.5, half younger.
GargraveNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
36%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 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.
| Gargrave | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 36% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsC
Results at Gargrave’s schools trail 66% of towns in England
CSchool Grade
The town has one school, shown below. 59% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gargrave Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | – | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
History
Much of Gargrave is a conservation area: 100% of its land, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
30listed buildingsAHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Gargrave has 200 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Homes from before 1919 make up 36% of the total, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (16%). It has 30 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II30
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
36%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
200
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Gargrave records less crime per resident than 87% of UK towns
12.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearASafety Grade
45 crimes and 26 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Gargrave’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Gargrave has less crime per resident than three quarters of them. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 12.9 reports per 1,000, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8). Of all the crimes, 36% were violence and sexual offences.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 75% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Damage & arson6
Public order6
Other theft6
Shoplifting5
Burglary3
Drugs1
Weapons1
Anti-social26
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.
12.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
45
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
Life expectancy in Gargrave is longer than in 84% of UK towns
79%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving Gargrave: the nearest practice is 4 miles away. Asked at the census, nearly four in five residents of Gargrave said they were in good or very good health. Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Gargrave is Airedale General Hospital, 8.2 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Gargrave | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
82.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.2
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Only 19% of Gargrave’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
18%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
80% of commuters drove to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 0.9% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below North Yorkshire’s towns (1.9%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. About 7% of its commuters stay in Gargrave for work. The town counts 0.8 jobs per working resident.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving80%
On foot13%
Bicycle2%
Train2%
Bus1%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
31%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
0.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B+
Walkability: more walkable than 71% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C+
Gargrave earns a C+ for cost of living grade
£265Kmedian sale
The £264,500 median rests on 84 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). 65% of households own their home, near North Yorkshire’s towns (65%) and higher than England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Gargrave£265K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £408,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £274,500 | 18 |
| Terraced | £245,000 | 41 |
| Flat or maisonette | £259,250 | 10 |
65%
of households own their home · England 61%
19%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,558
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Gargrave
14pages on Gargrave
The big questions
SafetyA12.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC+Median home £265K · rent £849 a monthHousing20 sold in 12 months · busiest street West StreetSchoolsC1 state schoolHealthA−Life expectancy 82.2 (men), 86.2 (women)Work & commuteB+51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD3.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Gargrave
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Gargrave is a built-up area of 1,502 people, in the Craven 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
- 1,502 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Craven
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000603
Gargrave’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Carleton-in-CravenSkiptonEmbsayEarbyHellifieldLow BradleyBarnoldswickGargrave
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargrave | 1,502 | — | — | C+ | A | A− |
| Carleton-in-Craven | 1,060 | 3.6 | — | B+ | A | A |
| Skipton | 15,050 | 4 | B | C+ | C | C+ |
| Embsay | 1,723 | 4.5 | — | D | A+ | A+ |
| Earby | 4,416 | 5 | C | B | B− | C |
| Hellifield | 1,478 | 5.1 | — | B | A | A− |
| Low Bradley | 1,203 | 5.6 | — | C− | A+ | B− |
| Barnoldswick | 10,915 | 5.6 | C+ | B | B− | C |
Carleton-in-Craven, Embsay, Hellifield and Low Bradley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Gargrave
How many listed buildings are there in Gargrave?
That is 8.2 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Does Gargrave flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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