Rillington’s story
9 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Rillington’s built-up area.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RillingtonNorth Yorkshire
The village has 1,206 residents and lies in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Photo: Nigel Coates · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,206
Census 2021 · Ryedale council
Median home
£260K
43 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.3
28% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
22%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Rillington a good place to live?
Police record less crime here than in most towns: 21.3 violent and sexual offences and 2.5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Its weakest subject is cost of living: a typical home costs £260,000 and rent runs £849 a month. Most journeys need a car: on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. It lags on schools as well — primary results beat nearly a third of towns in England.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Rillington is graded subject by subject only.
ONS publishes one rent for all of North Yorkshire, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
What makes Rillington stand out
The 3 things Rillington does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of Saint Andrew; 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Rillington grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Rillington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Rillington is graded subject by subject only.
Cost of livingMedian sale £260,000, 5.6 years of area incomeDOpen →WalkabilityNear the bottom of the towns comparedC−Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 32% of towns in EnglandCOpen →Jobs & incomeMean household income £45,540; 2.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsCOpen →Hazard risk1.2% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaCOpen →HealthLife expectancy 80 for men, 86.4 for womenBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryMore history than most townsB+Open →Outdoors75% live within 400 m of a park; 1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life1.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rillington.
Who lives here
An older town: 28% of people in Rillington are 65 or over, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
15% are under 15, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9% of residents. Ages in Rillington split evenly at 52.3: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
52.3median age
RillingtonNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship10%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level22%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Rillington | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsC
Rillington’s schools fall behind 72% of towns in England on results
At the one primary school within 3 km, 58% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below.
CSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rillington Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 111 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade D
Few households rent privately in Rillington: 11%, fewer than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The social rented sector houses a fifth of households. Owners make up just over two thirds of households, above North Yorkshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Half of the 43 standard sales inside Rillington’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £260,000.
£260Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rillington£260K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £309,500 | 24 |
| Semi-detached | £237,500 | 15 |
68%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,553
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Commuters in Rillington travel far: only 13% go under 5 km, fewer than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 6% of resident commuters. The car took nearly nine in ten commuters, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). The census counted 21% of workers working mainly from home.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Bus2%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 20% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Per resident, Rillington sees less crime than 73% of UK towns
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 69% of recorded crime. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 36 offences in Rillington and 10 cases of nuisance behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 9.1 reports per 1,000, between North Yorkshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8).
21.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 54% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual25
Damage & arson4
Public order3
Other theft1
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social10
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.
21.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
36
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.
History
Old homes shape Rillington: 34% were built before 1919, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Rillington has 9 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I. Its listed buildings include the Church of Saint Andrew, Grade I. Listed buildings per head: 75 for every 10,000 residents of the town.
9listed buildingsB+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II8
Among them · Grade I
- Church of Saint Andrew Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
34%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
75
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Rillington say their health is good than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 79%
The nearest A&E to Rillington is Scarborough Hospital, 13.4 miles away. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.6 miles away. Men in Rillington can expect to live to 80, women to 86.4 (2019–23).
79%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Rillington | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
80
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.4
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rillington
13pages on Rillington
The big questions
SafetyB+21.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £260K · rent £849 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsC1 state schoolHealthBLife expectancy 80 (men), 86.4 (women)Work & commuteC46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC1.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Rillington’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Norton-on-DerwentMaltonThornton-le-DalePickeringEast Ayton and West AytonSeamer (Scarborough)Rillington
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rillington | 1,206 | — | — | D | B+ | B |
| Norton-on-Derwent | 7,909 | 4.1 | B− | C | B | C+ |
| Malton | 6,320 | 4.4 | C− | D | C+ | C |
| Thornton-le-Dale | 1,858 | 5.3 | — | D− | A | B |
| Pickering | 7,260 | 6.9 | C | D | C+ | B− |
| East Ayton and West Ayton | 2,809 | 11 | C− | D− | A− | B |
| Seamer (Scarborough) | 2,120 | 12 | — | D− | A | C |
Thornton-le-Dale and Seamer (Scarborough) have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rillington
How many listed buildings are there in Rillington?
That is 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of Saint Andrew.
Are schools in Rillington good?
Primary results trail 68% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by North Yorkshire council.
Does Rillington flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Rillington
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Rillington is a built-up area of 1,206 people, in the Ryedale 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
- 1,206 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ryedale
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000496
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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