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6,060 people call this town in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber home.
Much to like here, and you pay for it. Its strongest is jobs & income — households earn a mean £65,229 a year, and 1.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. It is a safe place by the numbers: police record 14.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 3.5 home and vehicle crimes. The drawback is cost of living: a typical home costs £317,000 and rent runs £1,199 a month. Natural hazards weigh more here (C+): 0.7% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. All told, that adds up to an A overall, better than 88% of UK towns. That places it #7 of 54 in North Yorkshire.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Strensall does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Strensall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Strensall’s built-up area.
7% 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 Strensall.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 7% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
67% of pupils at the 5 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 46, with 45% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wilkinson Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 496 | B− |
Of all the crimes, 60% were violence and sexual offences. Reported offences in Strensall came to 117 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 32. There were 6.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below North Yorkshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
At the census, 3.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 86% of Strensall’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above North Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. A disability affects 15% of people locally. One GP practice serves the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Strensall | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Private renters make up 15% of households, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Behind the median of £317,000: 232 standard sales inside Strensall’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. It is the 7th most expensive of 56 towns of 2,500+ in North Yorkshire.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £395,000 | 119 |
| Semi-detached | £282,500 | 71 |
| Terraced | £243,000 | 38 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 84% of commuters got to work at the census. 14% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below North Yorkshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. Work in town: nearly a tenth of resident commuters. For every resident in work, Strensall has 0.3 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with England’s towns (18%) and above North Yorkshire’s towns (16%). Half of Strensall is older than 44.2, half younger. 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Strensall | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Strensall. Best known first.
CastleSheriff Hutton Castle4.8 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseBrockfield Hall5 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkPiglet's Adventure Farm Park2.1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCraven's Motorcycle Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkWeb Adventure Park3.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionBreezy Knees Gardens4.9 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strensall | 6,060 | — | A | C− | A | A− |
| Haxby | 10,176 | 2.2 | A | C− | A | B+ |
| Wigginton | 1,422 | 2.5 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
| Stockton on the Forest | 1,018 | 3 | — | C | B− | B |
| Huntington | 12,420 | 3.3 | B− | C | B− | C+ |
| Skelton (York) | 1,380 | 4.6 | — | C− | A | B |
| Huby (Hambleton) | 1,056 | 5.3 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Osbaldwick | 2,313 | 5.4 | — | C− | B | B− |
Wigginton, Stockton on the Forest, Skelton (York), Huby (Hambleton) and Osbaldwick have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Strensall is £2,294 for 2026–27, less than in 75% 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.
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 79% of towns in England. Secondary results are closer to the middle, trailing 50%. One state school is inside the town; places are handled by York council.
Town in North Yorkshire, England
Strensall is a built-up area of 6,060 people, in the York 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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