Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
568 people live in this village in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
There are no grades for Raskelf: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 4 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
The 3 things Raskelf does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Raskelf’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
37% 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 Raskelf.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.1% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (1.8%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Driving is how just over nine in ten commuters got to work at the census. Income per household averages £62K a year, before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social renters account for 5% of households. 77% of households own their home, above North Yorkshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £550,000 | 27 |
| Semi-detached | £335,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £334,083 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 13.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (20) and England’s towns (22). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 11 crimes inside Raskelf’s built-up area.
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
2.5% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below North Yorkshire’s towns (5.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Self-reported good health: 87% of Raskelf’s residents. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Raskelf | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses 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.
Relative to its size, Raskelf keeps 70 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, below North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Typical age in Raskelf: 47.6, the median. Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Raskelf | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raskelf | 568 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Easingwold | 5,036 | 2.6 | B | C | C+ | B+ |
| Huby (Hambleton) | 1,056 | 5.7 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Boroughbridge | 3,064 | 6.6 | B | B | C | B+ |
| Langthorpe | 1,294 | 6.6 | — | C | C | A− |
| Dishforth | 1,266 | 6.9 | — | A− | A | A− |
| Ampleforth | 1,239 | 7.5 | — | D− | A | A− |
| Sowerby | 4,727 | 7.5 | B− | B+ | C+ | B |
Huby (Hambleton), Langthorpe, Dishforth and Ampleforth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size. 37% of Raskelf’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: terraced houses £334,083, semi-detached houses £335,000 and detached houses £550,000.
Band D council tax in Raskelf is £2,527 for 2026–27, more than in 71% 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.
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Raskelf is a built-up area of 568 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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