Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber has a population of 2,719.
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: on the way to work, 19% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Where it falls short is schools — primary results beat 3% of towns in England; secondary results beat 46% of towns in England. It also trails on hazard risk: 12.8% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Buying the median home, at £210,000, takes 4.2 years of household income in the Craven council area. The overall grade lands at B−, #30 of 54 in North Yorkshire. On that grade it does better than just over half of UK towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, C+ for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
ONS publishes one rent for all of North Yorkshire, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Sutton-in-Craven is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Sutton-in-Craven does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Sutton-in-Craven’s built-up area.
30% 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 Sutton-in-Craven.
GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: just over two in five pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 46.7. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Between them, two primaries teach 299 pupils in Sutton-in-Craven.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 194 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Sutton-in-Craven, 4% work in the town itself. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 39%, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (48%) and England’s towns (45%). This North Yorkshire town counts 0.2 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
30% of homes date from before 1919. Every one of Sutton-in-Craven’s 15 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing. This North Yorkshire town has 55 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, below North Yorkshire’s towns (59) but above England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Just over two thirds of households are owner-occupiers. The median sale, £210,000, comes from 111 standard sales inside Sutton-in-Craven’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £445,000 | 5 |
| Semi-detached | £277,475 | 36 |
| Terraced | £191,500 | 56 |
| Flat or maisonette | £190,000 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Sutton-in-Craven has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.6 miles away. At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, about level with North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and above England’s towns (17%). Life expectancy here is 82.9 for women and 79.9 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Sutton-in-Craven | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 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.
Police figures for Sutton-in-Craven’s built-up area: 102 crimes and 29 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 58% of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 9.8 per 1,000 residents a year, above North Yorkshire’s towns (7.4) and close to England’s towns (9.4).
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.
9.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Sutton-in-Craven has a median age of 46.6. Among adults, 31% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Sutton-in-Craven | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Town in North Yorkshire, England
Sutton-in-Craven is a built-up area of 2,719 people, in the Craven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton-in-Craven | 2,719 | — | B− | B | B− | C+ |
| Cross Hills | 4,809 | 0.6 | B | B− | B | B− |
| Steeton | 5,019 | 1.3 | B+ | B | D | B |
| Cowling | 1,439 | 2.2 | — | B+ | B | A− |
| Silsden | 8,392 | 2.5 | B | B | C | C+ |
| Low Bradley | 1,203 | 2.8 | — | C− | A+ | B− |
| Oakworth | 3,688 | 3.5 | C+ | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Keighley | 48,754 | 3.7 | D | A | D− | D |
Cowling and Low Bradley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Sutton-in-Craven has 2 state schools; places are handled by North Yorkshire council.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £210,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £190,000, terraced houses £191,500, semi-detached houses £277,475 and detached houses £445,000.
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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