Rainton’s story
6 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Rainton’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RaintonNorth Yorkshire
Home to 395 people, this village lies in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Population
395
Census 2021 · Harrogate council
Median home
£571K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.6
24% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
40%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Rainton a good place to live?
Rainton is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 3% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 6 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
What makes Rainton stand out
The 3 things Rainton does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 6.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.1 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rainton.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Rainton: 14% commute under 5 km, below North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
93% of commuters drove, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%), and the census counted 46% of workers working mainly from home. Of the commuters living in Rainton, 4% work in the town itself. Among 16 to 64s, 1.1% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
3%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
46%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.1%
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
The median home in Rainton sold for £571,000
67% of households own their home, close to North Yorkshire’s towns (65%) and above England’s towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 10% of households. Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area.
£571Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rainton£571K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £640,000 | 11 |
67%
of households own their home · England 61%
22%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,535
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
Violent crime runs low in Rainton: 3.4 per 1,000 residents a year, under North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Reported offences in Rainton came to 3 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1. Homes saw 1.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (9.4). Of all the crimes, 33% were violence and sexual offences.
3.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual1
Damage & arson1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
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.
3.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.5
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
Just 3.3% of people in Rainton say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
The nearest A&E to Rainton is Harrogate District Hospital, 12.8 miles away. Self-reported good health: 85% of the town’s residents. At the census, 15% of people here had a disability, below North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Rainton: the nearest practice is 2 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Rainton | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
82.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.5
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
Rainton keeps more of its old housing than North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 35% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Rainton has 152 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
6listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II6
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
152
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
Rainton is a graduates’ town: 40% hold a degree, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns
8.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Ages in Rainton split evenly at 49.6: half are older, half younger. Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here.
49.6median age
RaintonNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level40%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 77 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.
| Rainton | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rainton
13pages on Rainton
The big questions
Safety3.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £571K · rent £849 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 months · busiest street Back LaneSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.5 (men), 82.5 (women)Work & commute64% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Rainton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
DishforthRiponSowerbyLangthorpeBoroughbridgeThirskLeemingRainton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainton | 395 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dishforth | 1,266 | 1.7 | — | A− | A | A− |
| Ripon | 16,593 | 4.7 | A− | A− | B− | C+ |
| Sowerby | 4,727 | 5 | B− | B+ | C+ | B |
| Langthorpe | 1,294 | 5.2 | — | C | C | A− |
| Boroughbridge | 3,064 | 5.7 | B | B | C | B+ |
| Thirsk | 5,891 | 5.7 | C+ | B | C | B |
| Leeming | 1,712 | 9.1 | — | B+ | A+ | A |
Dishforth, Langthorpe and Leeming have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rainton
How many listed buildings are there in Rainton?
That is 6.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Rainton?
Band D council tax in Rainton is £2,535 for 2026–27, more than in 73% 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 Rainton
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Rainton is a built-up area of 395 people, in the Harrogate 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
- 395 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Harrogate
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000490
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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