Green Hammerton’s story
9 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Green Hammerton’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Green HammertonNorth Yorkshire
A village in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, home to 994 people.
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Population
994
Census 2021 · Harrogate council
Median home
£436K
63 sales in 3 years
Median age
40.6
16% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
44%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Green Hammerton a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Green Hammerton has no grades; its figures are still real. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 9 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £435,995.
What makes Green Hammerton stand out
The 3 things Green Hammerton does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 3.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Green Hammerton.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Green Hammerton: 14% commute under 5 km, below North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
7%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (1.8%) and England’s towns (2.3%). By car: that was how 90% of commuters travelled at the census. About 2% of its commuters stay in Green Hammerton for work. Working from home was the norm for just over two in five workers at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£66K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
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
Schools
The schools around Green Hammerton
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 60% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. Its one primary school teaches 101 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hammerton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 101 | C |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Private renting is less common in Green Hammerton than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 8%
£436Kmedian sale
Owners make up 77% of households, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 12% of households. Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Green Hammerton£436K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £459,995 | 41 |
| Semi-detached | £310,000 | 16 |
| Terraced | £245,000 | 6 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,541
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
Homes in Green Hammerton see less burglary and damage than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 5.7 per 1,000 a year
15.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 65% were violence and sexual offences. Green Hammerton logged 31 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 7 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violent crime ran at 15.1 per 1,000 residents a year, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (20) and England’s towns (22).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual20
Other theft3
Burglary2
Other crime2
Shoplifting1
Damage & arson1
Drugs1
Weapons1
Anti-social7
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.
15.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
31
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
Bad health is less common in Green Hammerton than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.5% of residents
87%good or very good health
87% of people in Green Hammerton rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 14% of people here had a disability, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Green Hammerton is Harrogate District Hospital, 8.8 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 97% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Green Hammerton | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
81.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.4
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
More of the land in Green Hammerton is conservation area than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 23%
9listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Green Hammerton keeps 91 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (59) and England’s towns (39). A fifth of homes date from before 1919.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II9
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
91
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Green Hammerton are under 15, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
40.6median age
Among adults, 44% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Typical age in Green Hammerton: 40.6, the median.
Green HammertonNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
16%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level44%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Green Hammerton | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Green Hammerton
13pages on Green Hammerton
The big questions
Safety15.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £436K · rent £849 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Kestrel DriveSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 81.2 (men), 84.4 (women)Work & commute51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
About Green Hammerton
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Green Hammerton is a built-up area of 994 people, in the Harrogate 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
- 994 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Harrogate
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000587
Green Hammerton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
TockwithWetherbyThorp ArchUpper PoppletonKnaresboroughSpofforthSkelton (York)Green Hammerton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hammerton | 994 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tockwith | 1,788 | 2.8 | — | C | C+ | A |
| Wetherby | 11,711 | 6.1 | B+ | D | C− | A− |
| Thorp Arch | 1,782 | 6.2 | — | D− | D− | C |
| Upper Poppleton | 3,520 | 6.4 | A | D | A+ | A− |
| Knaresborough | 15,781 | 6.6 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Spofforth | 1,175 | 6.9 | — | C | A− | A |
| Skelton (York) | 1,380 | 7 | — | C− | A | B |
Tockwith, Thorp Arch, Spofforth 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.
Questions about Green Hammerton
How many listed buildings are there in Green Hammerton?
That is 3.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Green Hammerton expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £245,000, semi-detached houses £310,000 and detached houses £459,995.
How much is council tax in Green Hammerton?
Band D council tax in Green Hammerton is £2,541 for 2026–27, more than in 74% 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.
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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