Sherburn’s story
10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Sherburn’s built-up area.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SherburnNorth Yorkshire
The village has 870 residents and lies in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Photo: Trish Steel · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
870
Census 2021 · Ryedale council
Median home
£191K
18 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.2
24% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
21%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
17%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Sherburn a good place to live?
There are no grades for Sherburn: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 10 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. 21% of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Sherburn stand out
The 3 things Sherburn does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St Hilda; 4.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
North Yorkshire 32%.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
31% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sherburn.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Sherburn than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 15% are under 15
9.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older. At 47.2, the median resident of Sherburn sits in the middle of the age range.
47.2median age
SherburnNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications25%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level21%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Sherburn | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Sherburn
The one school in town appears below. 29 pupils attend Sherburn’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburn Church of England Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 29 | – |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 15% of Sherburn’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in both North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £46K a year before tax, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (£52K) and England’s towns (£55K). Just over four in five commuters took the car to work at the census. About 13% of its commuters stay in Sherburn for work. In 2026, 1.3% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
17%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
On foot12%
Bicycle3%
Bus2%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
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
Buying in Sherburn costs less than in both North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns: the median sale is £191K
Social housing holds nearly a quarter of households, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private renters make up 15% of households. The owner-occupied share of households is 62%.
£191Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Sherburn£191K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £195,000 | 11 |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 6 |
62%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,611
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 Sherburn: 10.7 per 1,000 residents a year, under North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Burglary and damage came to 3.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 20 crimes inside Sherburn’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 6 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up four fifths of the total.
10.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Burglary1
Bicycle theft1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Drugs0
Anti-social6
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.
10.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
20
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
More people in Sherburn say their health is bad than in North Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 7.5%
Disability touches just over a fifth of Sherburn’s population. At the census, 78% of people in Sherburn called their health good or very good, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Sherburn is Scarborough Hospital, 8 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 87% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Sherburn | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.5% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 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 · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Sherburn: 24% were built before 1919, more than in both North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Sherburn has 115 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Grade II* covers 1 of them.
10listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II9
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Hilda Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
24%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
115
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sherburn
13pages on Sherburn
The big questions
Safety10.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £191K · rent £849 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street St Hildas StreetSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 80 (men), 86.4 (women)Work & commute47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Sherburn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
East Ayton and West AytonSeamer (Scarborough)RillingtonScarboroughThornton-le-DaleHunmanbyScalbySherburn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburn | 870 | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Ayton and West Ayton | 2,809 | 5.2 | C− | D− | A− | B |
| Seamer (Scarborough) | 2,120 | 5.4 | — | D− | A | C |
| Rillington | 1,206 | 6.7 | — | D | B+ | B |
| Scarborough | 59,505 | 8 | D− | C | D | D |
| Thornton-le-Dale | 1,858 | 8.5 | — | D− | A | B |
| Hunmanby | 2,900 | 8.7 | C− | C− | B | C− |
| Scalby | 1,790 | 9 | — | D− | A | B |
Seamer (Scarborough), Rillington, Thornton-le-Dale and Scalby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Sherburn
How many listed buildings are there in Sherburn?
That is 4.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Sherburn expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £175,000 and semi-detached houses £195,000. Private rents in the North Yorkshire council area averaged £849 a month in August 2026.
About Sherburn
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Sherburn is a built-up area of 870 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
- 870 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ryedale
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000478
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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