Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
362 people call this village in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber home.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Terrington has none; the figures on this page are still real. 8 buildings are listed here, 1 at Grade I. Walking, cycling and public transport carry just over one in ten commuters. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.
The 3 things Terrington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Terrington’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Terrington. Best known first.
Historic houseCastle Howard4.1 km outside town, to the east
CastleSheriff Hutton Castle4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleSlingsby Castle4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleHovingham Hall4.6 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenYorkshire Lavender200 m outside town, to the westRuinsRuinsCity of Troy Turf Maze4.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Terrington.
People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, above North Yorkshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Line up the people of Terrington by age and the one in the middle is 56.4. Degrees are held by 54% of adults.
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.
| Terrington | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 4.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 36% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 54% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The town has one school, shown below. Its one primary school teaches 28 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 28 | – |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.6 jobs in Terrington for each resident in work. 85% of commuters drove, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 1.7% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. About 7% of its commuters stay in Terrington for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social renters account for 5% of households. 73% of households own their home, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 22% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £650,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There were 5.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8).
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
One GP practice serves the town; 98% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Terrington is The York Hospital, 11.8 miles away. At the census, 5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, about level with England’s towns (5.2%) and below North Yorkshire’s towns (5.5%).
| Census 2021 | Terrington | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Terrington’s land, 52% lies in conservation areas, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). The town’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. Relative to its size, Terrington keeps 221 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrington | 362 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Strensall | 6,060 | 6.9 | A | C− | A | A− |
| Huby (Hambleton) | 1,056 | 7.2 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Ampleforth | 1,239 | 7.2 | — | D− | A | A− |
| Malton | 6,320 | 7.3 | C− | D | C+ | C |
| Norton-on-Derwent | 7,909 | 7.9 | B− | C | B | C+ |
| Easingwold | 5,036 | 8.6 | B | C | C+ | B+ |
| Wigginton | 1,422 | 8.8 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
Huby (Hambleton), Ampleforth and Wigginton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of All Saints. 42% of Terrington’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Private rents in the North Yorkshire council area averaged £849 a month in August 2026.
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Terrington is a built-up area of 362 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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