Huby (Hambleton)’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Huby (Hambleton)’s built-up area.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Huby (Hambleton)North Yorkshire
Home to 1,056 people, this village lies in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Population
1,056
Census 2021 · Hambleton council
Median home
£440K
47 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.3
22% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Huby (Hambleton) a good place to live?
Safety is its strong suit: 9.5 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 1.9 home and vehicle crimes. It also does well on health: life expectancy 81.9 for men, 86 for women. Cost of living is its weak spot — homes sell for a median £439,995, about 8.2 times local household income. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Huby (Hambleton) 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.
What makes Huby (Hambleton) stand out
The 3 things Huby (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%)
95%of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Safety
of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Per resident, police.uk, 3 years.
Claimant rate, against UK towns
Work
of 16 to 64s in 2026: fewer than in 99% of UK towns
DWP claimant count, January to August 2026.
How Huby (Hambleton) grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Huby (Hambleton) is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA+Open →WalkabilityAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →Cost of livingRent £849 a monthDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesA−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £51,570B+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 55% of towns in EnglandBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History2 listed buildingsC−Open →Outdoors75% live within 400 m of a park; 2% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeCOpen →Civic life5.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Huby (Hambleton).
Safety
Fewer crimes per resident in Huby (Hambleton) than in 98% of UK towns
Police recorded 10 crimes inside Huby (Hambleton)’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Huby (Hambleton) records less crime per resident than 95% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. There were 1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for four fifths of recorded crime.
9.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 95% 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 & sexual8
Other theft1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
9.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
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.
SchoolsB
On exam results, Huby (Hambleton)’s schools beat 57% of towns in England
Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 62% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. Its one primary school teaches 95 pupils.
BSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huby Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 95 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Only 15% of Huby (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 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
0.8% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (1.9%) and England’s towns (2.3%). The car carried 92% of commuters at the census. Working from home was the norm for 34% of workers at the census.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
Train1%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£52K
mean household income, before tax
0.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 7% 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 D
Most households in Huby (Hambleton) own their home: 82%, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Private tenants account for one in ten households. Social housing holds 8% of households, below North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Also worth knowing: half of the 47 standard sales inside Huby (Hambleton)’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £439,995.
£440Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Huby (Hambleton)£440K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £504,900 | 26 |
| Semi-detached | £255,000 | 15 |
| Terraced | £347,475 | 6 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,513
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
87% of people in Huby (Hambleton) say their health is good or very good, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
A disability affects 14% of people in Huby (Hambleton). At the census, 3.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (5.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Huby (Hambleton): the nearest practice is 1.8 miles away. Men in Huby (Hambleton) can expect to live to 81.9, women to 86 (2019–23).
87%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Huby (Hambleton) | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
81.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Huby (Hambleton)’s listed buildings: 2, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, that is 19 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Huby (Hambleton). 16% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with England’s towns (16%) and below North Yorkshire’s towns (17%).
2listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
16%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
19
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
Few people in Huby (Hambleton) are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Under 15: 18% of residents. Half of Huby (Hambleton) is older than 46.3, half younger. 37% of adults hold a degree.
46.3median age
Huby (Hambleton)North YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Huby (Hambleton) | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Huby (Hambleton)
15pages on Huby (Hambleton)
The big questions
SafetyA+9.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £440K · rent £849 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street Maple LaneSchoolsB1 state schoolHealthA−Life expectancy 81.9 (men), 86 (women)Work & commuteB+50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Huby (Hambleton)’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
EasingwoldWiggintonStrensallHaxbySkelton (York)Upper PoppletonHuntingtonHuby (Hambleton)
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huby (Hambleton) | 1,056 | — | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Easingwold | 5,036 | 3.4 | B | C | C+ | B+ |
| Wigginton | 1,422 | 4.8 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
| Strensall | 6,060 | 5.3 | A | C− | A | A− |
| Haxby | 10,176 | 5.4 | A | C− | A | B+ |
| Skelton (York) | 1,380 | 5.9 | — | C− | A | B |
| Upper Poppleton | 3,520 | 7 | A | D | A+ | A− |
| Huntington | 12,420 | 7.1 | B− | C | B− | C+ |
Wigginton 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 Huby (Hambleton)
Is Huby (Hambleton) expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £439,995, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £347,475, semi-detached houses £255,000 and detached houses £504,900.
Does Huby (Hambleton) flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Huby (Hambleton)
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Huby (Hambleton) is a built-up area of 1,056 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
- Population
- 1,056 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Hambleton
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000541
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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