Hambleton’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Hambleton’s built-up area.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HambletonNorth Yorkshire
46% of households own their home with no mortgage. A village in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, home to 1,722 people.
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Population
1,722
Census 2021 · Selby council
Median home
£280K
89 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.9
26% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
33%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Hambleton a good place to live?
Hambleton’s best grade is for safety — 15.1 violent and sexual offences and 4.1 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. At a median £280,000, a home costs 5.4 times the yearly income of households in the Selby council area. Getting around depends on the car: 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health, B for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency. Hambleton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
ONS publishes one rent for all of North Yorkshire, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
What makes Hambleton stand out
The 3 things Hambleton 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%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
26% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
46% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
How Hambleton grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hambleton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hambleton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →SafetyAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 75% of towns in EnglandA−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £51,833BOpen →HealthLife expectancy 82.6 for men, 83.7 for womenBOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryLittle recorded history by comparisonC−Open →Outdoors52% live within 400 m of a park; 0.1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life0.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hambleton.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Only 10% of Hambleton’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% 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 (1.9%) and England’s towns (2.3%). By car: that was how 92% of commuters travelled at the census. About 2% of its commuters stay in Hambleton for work. Working from home was the norm for 36% of workers at the census.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot4%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
Underground, tram1%
10%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£52K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 6% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Hambleton skews older, with 26% of residents 65 or over, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Typical age in Hambleton: 47.9, the median.
47.9median age
HambletonNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hambleton | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Safety
Hambleton records less crime per resident than 85% of UK towns
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 34 crimes and 11 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Hambleton’s built-up area. There were 5.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below North Yorkshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 74% of the crimes.
15.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearASafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 71% 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 & sexual25
Damage & arson3
Other crime3
Burglary1
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Anti-social11
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
4.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
34
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.
History
Hambleton’s listed buildings: 5, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
6% of homes were built before 1919. Hambleton has 29 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
5listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
6%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
29
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Hambleton than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.9% of residents
At the census, 84% of people in Hambleton called their health good or very good, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 16% of people locally. Seeing a GP means leaving Hambleton: the nearest practice is 3.3 miles away.
84%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Hambleton | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
82.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
HousingCost of living grade B−
More households own their home in Hambleton than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 82%
Social housing holds 8% of households, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The private rented sector houses 7% of households. Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area.
£280Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Hambleton£280K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £360,000 | 47 |
| Semi-detached | £237,500 | 26 |
| Terraced | £162,500 | 16 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,535
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 Hambleton
13pages on Hambleton
The big questions
SafetyA15.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB−Median home £280K · rent £849 a monthHousing27 sold in 12 months · busiest street Station RoadSchoolsA−HealthBLife expectancy 82.6 (men), 83.7 (women)Work & commuteB51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Hambleton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Thorpe WilloughbyMonk Fryston and HillamBraytonSouth MilfordSherburn in ElmetSelbyChurch FentonHambleton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hambleton | 1,722 | — | — | B− | A | B |
| Thorpe Willoughby | 3,482 | 1.8 | A− | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Monk Fryston and Hillam | 1,717 | 2.8 | — | D | A | B+ |
| Brayton | 4,092 | 3 | B+ | C+ | A | B |
| South Milford | 2,409 | 3.4 | — | B | B+ | B− |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 8,569 | 3.7 | B+ | B− | B− | B− |
| Selby | 19,480 | 4 | C− | A− | D | C− |
| Church Fenton | 1,643 | 4.3 | — | C+ | A | A |
Monk Fryston and Hillam, South Milford and Church Fenton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Hambleton
Are schools in Hambleton good?
Primary results beat 75% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Places are handled by North Yorkshire council.
About Hambleton
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Hambleton is a built-up area of 1,722 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
- Population
- 1,722 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Selby
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000832
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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