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With 2,900 residents, it is a town in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Hunmanby grades low on several counts. Homes are dear: homes sell for a median £193,000, about 4.9 times local household income. Floods and other hazards weigh less here (A). Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, ranking #49 of 54 in North Yorkshire. On that grade it does better than 18% of UK towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and C+ for walkability.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021.
ONS publishes one rent for all of North Yorkshire, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hunmanby is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Hunmanby does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 31 buildings inside Hunmanby’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →31 listed buildings in Hunmanby.
Church of All Saints: Photo: Stephen Horncastle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · White Swan Inn: Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hunmanby War Memorial: Photo: Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Market Cross: Photo: Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hunmanby.
Aged 15 to 24: 6.9% of residents. Children under 15 make up 13%, below North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Half of Hunmanby is older than 56.2, half younger. A quarter of adults hold a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Hunmanby | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.8% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the one primary school within 3 km, 55% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 38.9, with 48% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunmanby Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 233 | C |
The social rented sector houses 9% of households. Private renters make up 15% of households, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). 137 standard sales inside Hunmanby’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £193,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £260,000 | 49 |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 69 |
| Terraced | £156,500 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
24% of residents in Hunmanby live with a disability; what’s more, at the census, 8.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (5.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Hunmanby is Scarborough Hospital, 8.5 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Hunmanby | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.1% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 19% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Hunmanby counts 107 listed buildings. Grade II* covers 2 of them. The national list protects one ancient monument locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 62% of the total. 108 crimes and 51 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Hunmanby’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 15.8 reports per 1,000, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Hunmanby counts 0.8 jobs per working resident. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 24%, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (48%) and England’s towns (45%). Add to that, on foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 13% of commuters travelled at the census. Of the commuters living locally, 12% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hunmanby. Best known first.
MuseumFiley Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooFiley Zoo3.4 km outside town, to the northZooZooMemorial Gardens Aviary3 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooPlaydale Farm Park4.8 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in North Yorkshire, England
Hunmanby is a built-up area of 2,900 people, in the Scarborough 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunmanby | 2,900 | — | C− | C− | B | C− |
| Filey | 6,664 | 2.4 | D | D | B− | C− |
| Bempton | 1,023 | 6.4 | — | A | A+ | C+ |
| Seamer (Scarborough) | 2,120 | 6.5 | — | D− | A | C |
| Scarborough | 59,505 | 7.5 | D− | C | D | D |
| Bridlington | 34,831 | 7.7 | D | A | D | D |
| East Ayton and West Ayton | 2,809 | 8.3 | C− | D− | A− | B |
| Flamborough | 1,865 | 9 | — | A | A− | C+ |
Bempton, Seamer (Scarborough) and Flamborough have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by North Yorkshire council.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £193,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £156,500, semi-detached houses £180,000 and detached houses £260,000. Household incomes are lower than in 99% of UK towns, so cost of living grades C−.
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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