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48% of households own their home outright. With 415 residents, it is a village in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
There are no grades for Pickhill: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 7% of commuters. 7 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I.
The 3 things Pickhill does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Pickhill’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pickhill.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.4% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (1.8%) and England’s towns (2.3%). The car carried just over nine in ten commuters at the census. Of the commuters living in Pickhill, 11% work in the town itself. Income per household averages £59K a year, before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Its only school is listed below. 60 pupils attend Pickhill’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickhill Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 60 | C− |
Social housing holds 1% of households, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area. Also worth knowing: the median sale, £315,000, comes from 17 standard sales inside Pickhill’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £420,000 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £296,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 67% of the crimes. Reported offences in Pickhill came to 3 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 3. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.4 reports per 1,000, below North Yorkshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
88% of Pickhill’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). Disability touches 13% of the town’s population. Seeing a GP means leaving Pickhill: the nearest practice is 5.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Pickhill | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
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 169 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Pickhill. The national list protects one ancient monument locally. Conservation areas cover 8% of the town’s land, between North Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (34%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Half of Pickhill is older than 51.6, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Pickhill | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickhill | 415 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leeming | 1,712 | 3.8 | — | B+ | A+ | A |
| Sowerby | 4,727 | 5.1 | B− | B+ | C+ | B |
| Thirsk | 5,891 | 5.3 | C+ | B | C | B |
| Leeming Bar | 1,063 | 5.4 | — | A− | C− | B+ |
| Aiskew | 1,759 | 5.5 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Bedale | 3,289 | 5.5 | A− | B | C | B |
| Romanby | 3,825 | 5.9 | A− | B+ | A− | B− |
Leeming, Leeming Bar and Aiskew have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.9 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 39% of Pickhill’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Band D council tax in Pickhill is £2,508 for 2026–27, more than in 66% 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.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £315,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £296,500 and detached houses £420,000.
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Pickhill is a built-up area of 415 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
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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