Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village has 850 residents and lies in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Sheriff Hutton has no grades; its figures are still real. Just over a third of homes were built before 1919. 14% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. People aged 65 and over make up 33% of residents.
The 3 things Sheriff Hutton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Sheriff Hutton’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
34% 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 Sheriff Hutton.
Over-65s are a third of the population. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Half the people of Sheriff Hutton are older than 54.5. Degrees are held by 40% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Sheriff Hutton | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The one school in town appears below. At the one primary school within 3 km, 64% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 89 pupils attend Sheriff Hutton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Hutton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 89 | B− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
84% of commuters drove, above North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The census counted 36% of workers working mainly from home. In 2026, 0.8% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
13% of households live in social housing. Owners make up 77% of households, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). The £315,000 median rests on 35 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £400,000 | 16 |
| Semi-detached | £263,500 | 12 |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 10.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (20) and England’s towns (22). Police figures for Sheriff Hutton’s built-up area: 14 crimes and 2 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026.
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
At the census, 3.9% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below North Yorkshire’s towns (5.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. 85% of people in Sheriff Hutton rate their own health good or very good. This North Yorkshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Sheriff Hutton | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as 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.
Sheriff Hutton has 2 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I. Its listed buildings include the Church of St. Helen and The Holy Cross, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 23% of the town’s land, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Hutton | 850 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Strensall | 6,060 | 3.9 | A | C− | A | A− |
| Huby (Hambleton) | 1,056 | 5.2 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Haxby | 10,176 | 5.9 | A | C− | A | B+ |
| Wigginton | 1,422 | 5.9 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
| Stockton on the Forest | 1,018 | 6.4 | — | C | B− | B |
| Huntington | 12,420 | 7.3 | B− | C | B− | C+ |
| Easingwold | 5,036 | 7.7 | B | C | C+ | B+ |
Huby (Hambleton), Wigginton and Stockton on the Forest have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
2 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade I. Its Grade I building is Church of St. Helen and The Holy Cross. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Band D council tax in Sheriff Hutton is £2,539 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.
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Sheriff Hutton is a built-up area of 850 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
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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