New Marske’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside New Marske’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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New MarskeNorth Yorkshire
With 2,990 residents, it is a town in North Yorkshire, North East. Private rents average £644 a month.
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Photo: Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,990
Census 2021 · Redcar and Cleveland council
Median home
£185K
117 sales in 3 years
Median age
51
28% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
TownGrade
B+
#20 of 54 in North Yorkshire
Is New Marske a good place to live?
Good value, with catches elsewhere. Its standout strength is schools: primary results beat 69% of towns in England; secondary results beat 84% of towns in England. Add cost of living to its strengths — the median home sold for £185,000, 4.3 years of area income. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Overall, that makes a B+, better than just over two thirds of UK towns. That places it #20 of 54 in North Yorkshire. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B− for health.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS.
What makes New Marske stand out
The 3 things New Marske does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£644 a month
Average private rent, 18% of what households in the area earn: less than in 98% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Redcar and Cleveland council area.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How New Marske grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far New Marske is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 69% of towns in England; secondary results beat 84% of towns in EnglandA−Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsA−Open →Jobs & income2.3% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsCOpen →HealthLife expectancy 80.2 for men, 86.3 for womenB−Open →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingC−Open →Outdoors90% live within 400 m of a park; 4.4 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsA−Open →Civic life2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Gisborough Priory and 11 more in and around New Marske
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near New Marske. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGisborough Priory4.4 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseWilton Castle3.5 km outside town, to the west
PierSaltburn Pier4.2 km outside town, to the east
MuseumKirkleatham Museum2.2 km outside town, to the west
MuseumZetland Lifeboat Museum4 km outside town, to the north
AttractionRedcar Beacon4.4 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Gisborough Priory: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton Castle: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltburn Pier: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkleatham Museum: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zetland Lifeboat Museum: JohnYeadon, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redcar Beacon: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in New Marske.
Who lives here
New Marske skews older, with 28% of residents 65 or over, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Half of New Marske is older than 51, half younger. Degrees are held by 25% of adults.
51median age
New MarskeNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship10%
A levels or similar22%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| New Marske | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsA−
New Marske’s schools outperform 81% of towns in England on results
Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 50.8, and nearly three in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Its only school is listed below. Key Stage 2 results at the 10 primary schools within 3 km: 65% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
A−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Marske Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 181 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
More commuters in New Marske drive than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 88%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
30% of commuters travelled under 5 km, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (48%) and England’s towns (45%). Income per household averages £47K a year, before tax. About 2% of its commuters stay in New Marske for work. For every resident in work, New Marske has 0.1 jobs.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot4%
Train2%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
30%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£47K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 12% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
New Marske’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
New Marske has 3 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Homes from before 1919 make up 20% of the total, above North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (16%) alike.
1listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
3
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A−
New Marske is a town of owners: 82% of households own their home, above North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds 4% of households, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The private rented sector houses 14% of households. Also worth knowing: the median sale, £185,000, comes from 117 standard sales inside New Marske’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£185Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
New Marske£185K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £235,000 | 40 |
| Semi-detached | £185,000 | 50 |
| Terraced | £76,500 | 27 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£644
average private rent a month, Redcar and Cleveland council area
£2,549
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
Only 79% of people in New Marske say their health is good or very good, fewer than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Women here live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.2 (2019–23). Seeing a GP means leaving New Marske: the nearest practice is 1.3 miles away. The nearest A&E to New Marske is The James Cook University Hospital, 7.2 miles away.
79%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | New Marske | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
80.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.3
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.
Safety
New Marske records more burglary and damage per resident than North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 10.6 per 1,000 a year
There were 14.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8). 147 crimes and 41 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside New Marske’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 46% of recorded crime.
22.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 50% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual68
Damage & arson33
Other theft18
Other crime8
Public order7
Drugs5
Burglary4
Vehicle crime2
Anti-social41
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.
22.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
147
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.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New Marske
14pages on New Marske
The big questions
SafetyB−22.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £185K · rent £644 a monthHousing44 sold in 12 months · busiest street Dale StreetSchoolsA−1 state schoolHealthB−Life expectancy 80.2 (men), 86.3 (women)Work & commuteC36% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
New Marske’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Marske-by-the-SeaRedcarSaltburn-by-the-SeaSkelton (Redcar and Cleveland)GuisboroughBoosbeckBrottonNew Marske
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Marske | 2,990 | — | B+ | A− | B− | B− |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | 7,576 | 1.2 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Redcar | 37,666 | 2.2 | C+ | A− | D | D |
| Saltburn-by-the-Sea | 5,874 | 2.4 | B− | B | C− | C− |
| Skelton (Redcar and Cleveland) | 6,895 | 2.8 | B− | B+ | C− | C− |
| Guisborough | 18,091 | 3.3 | B− | B+ | C− | C |
| Boosbeck | 1,124 | 3.3 | — | A | C | D |
| Brotton | 5,399 | 4.1 | B− | A− | D | C− |
Boosbeck has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about New Marske
Are schools in New Marske good?
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 84% of towns in England. Primary results beat 69%. One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Redcar and Cleveland council.
Is New Marske expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £185,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £76,500, semi-detached houses £185,000 and detached houses £235,000.
About New Marske
Town in North Yorkshire, England
New Marske is a built-up area of 2,990 people, in the Redcar and Cleveland 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
- 2,990 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Redcar and Cleveland
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- North East
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000307
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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