Muston’s story
11 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Muston’s built-up area.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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MustonNorth Yorkshire
Some 334 people live in this village, in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Photo: Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
334
Census 2021 · Scarborough council
Median age
56
30% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Muston a good place to live?
There are no grades for Muston: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 11 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Walking, cycling and public transport carry just over one in ten commuters.
What makes Muston stand out
The 3 things Muston does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 13.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Muston.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Muston than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 11% are under 15
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 30% of residents. Muston has a median age of 56 years.
56median age
MustonNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Muston | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Households in Muston earn less than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: £35K a year
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 12% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below North Yorkshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. The car carried 85% of commuters at the census. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. 28% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot11%
Bicycle1%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£35K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
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
Housing
Most households in Muston own their home: 80%, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns
13% of households are private tenants. Social housing holds 6% of households, below North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Muston£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £250,000 | 7 |
80%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,575
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
Muston records less burglary and damage per resident than North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 2 per 1,000 a year
Muston logged 3 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 1 complaints of anti-social conduct. 100% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
21violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
21
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
3
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
Fewer people in Muston say their health is good than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 78%
There is no GP practice in Muston: the nearest is 1.4 miles off. A disability affects just over a fifth of people in the town. Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Muston is Scarborough Hospital, 7.3 miles away.
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Muston | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
80.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
80.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Muston are listed than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 329 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover nearly half of Muston’s land, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Two in five homes date from before 1919.
11listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II11
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
40%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
329
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →The Scarborough Fair Collection & Vintage Transport Museum and 5 more in and around Muston
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Muston. Best known first.
MuseumThe Scarborough Fair Collection & Vintage Transport Museum3.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumFiley Museum1.6 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooFiley Zoo1.4 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionStained Glass Centre3.9 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooMemorial Gardens Aviary1.6 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooPlaydale Farm Park3.5 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- The Scarborough Fair Collection & Vintage Transport Museum: PeterJewell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Filey Museum: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Muston
12pages on Muston
The big questions
Muston’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
FileyHunmanbySeamer (Scarborough)ScarboroughBemptonEast Ayton and West AytonScalbyMuston
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muston | 334 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filey | 6,664 | 1.3 | D | D | B− | C− |
| Hunmanby | 2,900 | 1.5 | C− | C− | B | C− |
| Seamer (Scarborough) | 2,120 | 5.6 | — | D− | A | C |
| Scarborough | 59,505 | 6.2 | D− | C | D | D |
| Bempton | 1,023 | 7.3 | — | A | A+ | C+ |
| East Ayton and West Ayton | 2,809 | 7.3 | C− | D− | A− | B |
| Scalby | 1,790 | 8.5 | — | D− | A | B |
Seamer (Scarborough), Bempton and Scalby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Muston
How many listed buildings are there in Muston?
That is 13.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Muston?
Band D council tax in Muston is £2,575 for 2026–27, more than in 81% 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.
About Muston
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Muston is a built-up area of 334 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
- Population
- 334 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Scarborough
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000460
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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