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A village of 638 in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Slingsby is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 31 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Slingsby does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Slingsby’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
42% 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 Slingsby.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. 14% are under 15, below North Yorkshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Typical age in Slingsby: 52.1, the median. Graduates make up 36% 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.
| Slingsby | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
55% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. The town’s primary school has 87 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slingsby Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 87 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Slingsby has 0.3 jobs. 93% of commuters drove, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). In 2026, 1.5% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Of the commuters living here, 2% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The social rented sector houses 12% of households. 68% 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 | £420,000 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Slingsby logged 14 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 1 complaints of anti-social conduct. Homes saw 3.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (9.4). Of all the crimes, 64% were violence and sexual offences.
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 · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The nearest A&E to Slingsby is The York Hospital, 14.8 miles away. 16% of residents have a disability, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.9 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Slingsby | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on 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.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. For its size, Slingsby has 486 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Of the town’s land, 73% lies in conservation areas, above North Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Slingsby. Best known first.
Historic houseCastle Howard4.8 km outside town, to the south
CastleSlingsby Castle100 m outside town, to the northwest
Historic house · National TrustNunnington Hall4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleHovingham Hall2.9 km outside town, to the westGardenGardenYorkshire Lavender4.8 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 notable people were born in Slingsby.
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Slingsby is a built-up area of 638 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slingsby | 638 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malton | 6,320 | 5.8 | C− | D | C+ | C |
| Norton-on-Derwent | 7,909 | 6.5 | B− | C | B | C+ |
| Kirkbymoorside | 2,763 | 7.3 | C | C | C+ | A− |
| Ampleforth | 1,239 | 7.3 | — | D− | A | A− |
| Helmsley | 1,345 | 7.5 | — | D− | B− | B+ |
| Pickering | 7,260 | 8.5 | C | D | C+ | B− |
| Rillington | 1,206 | 9.7 | — | D | B+ | B |
Ampleforth, Helmsley and Rillington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 19.9 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Slingsby is £2,520 for 2026–27, more than in 69% 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.
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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