Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 566 residents, it is a village in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saxton is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 8 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £480,000.
The 3 things Saxton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Saxton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
21% 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 Saxton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 50% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
89% of commuters drove to work at the census. Households had £61K a year before tax, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (£52K) and England’s towns (£55K). Home was the main workplace for half of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
69% of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. Its one primary school teaches 44 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 44 | B− |
13% rent privately, below North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Social housing holds 2% of households. Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £588,000 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £485,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 7.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (20) and England’s towns (22). The 12 months to August 2026 brought 11 recorded crimes inside Saxton’s built-up area, and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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
Seeing a GP means leaving Saxton: the nearest practice is 2.2 miles away. At the census, 11% of people here had a disability, below North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. The nearest A&E to Saxton is St James's University Hospital, 10 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Saxton | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including 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.
Just over a fifth of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%). Saxton’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. It has 141 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6% of the town, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. Residents of Saxton have a median age of 54.7.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Saxton | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxton | 566 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Church Fenton | 1,643 | 2.4 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 8,569 | 2.5 | B+ | B− | B− | B− |
| Aberford | 1,551 | 2.7 | — | D | A | A− |
| Micklefield | 2,064 | 3.2 | — | C− | D | C |
| South Milford | 2,409 | 3.6 | — | B | B+ | B− |
| Tadcaster | 6,339 | 4.1 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Barwick in Elmet | 2,180 | 4.8 | — | D | B+ | A− |
Church Fenton, Aberford, Micklefield, South Milford and Barwick in Elmet have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of All Saints. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: semi-detached houses £485,000 and detached houses £588,000.
Band D council tax in Saxton is £2,600 for 2026–27, more than in 85% 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
Saxton is a built-up area of 566 people, in the Selby 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.