Thorpe Underwood’s story
2 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Thorpe Underwood’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Thorpe UnderwoodNorth Yorkshire
The village, home to 933 people, lies in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Photo: DS Pugh · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
933
Census 2021 · Harrogate council
Median age
16.1
3% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
22%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
27%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Thorpe Underwood a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Thorpe Underwood has none; the figures on this page are still real. Roughly one resident in 3 is aged 15 to 24. 40% of households are private tenants. 22% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Thorpe Underwood stand out
The 3 things Thorpe Underwood does most differently from other towns.
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
1 in 3 is 15 to 24
40% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns
Households renting privately
Housing
of households, against 21% across England’s towns
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
North Yorkshire 32%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thorpe Underwood.
Who lives here
A town of families: 41% of people in Thorpe Underwood are under 15, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns
16.1median age
People 65 and over make up 2.8% of the town, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). At 16.1, the median resident of Thorpe Underwood sits in the middle of the age range.
Thorpe UnderwoodNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
40%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship2%
A levels or similar23%
Degree level22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Thorpe Underwood | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 41% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 40% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 6.1% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 9.8% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 2.8% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.3% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Thorpe Underwood travel far: only 20% go under 5 km, fewer than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns
27%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 55% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
27% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above North Yorkshire’s towns (23%) and close to England’s towns (27%). Average household income is £66K a year before tax. Each working resident is matched by 2.3 jobs in Thorpe Underwood.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving69%
On foot23%
Bicycle3%
Bus1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
55%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£66K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
A typical home in Thorpe Underwood sells for £0
£0Kmedian sale
Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area. Owners make up 60% of households, about level with England’s towns (61%) and below North Yorkshire’s towns (65%). That is the middle of 2 standard sales inside Thorpe Underwood’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Thorpe Underwood£0K
Typical UK town£277K
60%
of households own their home · England 61%
40%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,489
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Thorpe Underwood see less burglary and damage than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 0.7 per 1,000 a year
14.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence came to 14.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (20) and England’s towns (22). Over the year to August 2026, 9 offences were reported in Thorpe Underwood.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Other theft3
Weapons2
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Anti-social0
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.
14.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
9
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Is Thorpe Underwood a healthy place? 91% of its people say their health is good, above North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
91%good or very good health
Thorpe Underwood has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away. At the census, 2.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad; what’s more, 8.2% of residents have a disability, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Thorpe Underwood is Harrogate District Hospital, 9.4 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Thorpe Underwood | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 8.2% | 19% | 17% |
81.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.4
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Thorpe Underwood’s listed buildings include Thorpe Underwood Hall, Grade II*
2listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for a fifth of the housing. Thorpe Underwood has 2 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*. For its size, Thorpe Underwood has 21 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below North Yorkshire’s towns (59) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II1
Among them · Grade II*
- Thorpe Underwood Hall Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
21
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Thorpe Underwood
12pages on Thorpe Underwood
The big questions
About Thorpe Underwood
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Thorpe Underwood is a built-up area of 933 people, in the Harrogate 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
- Population
- 933 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Harrogate
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000568
Thorpe Underwood’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
TockwithBoroughbridgeLangthorpeUpper PoppletonSkelton (York)KnaresboroughHuby (Hambleton)Thorpe Underwood
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Underwood | 933 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tockwith | 1,788 | 4.3 | — | C | C+ | A |
| Boroughbridge | 3,064 | 6.1 | B | B | C | B+ |
| Langthorpe | 1,294 | 6.6 | — | C | C | A− |
| Upper Poppleton | 3,520 | 6.7 | A | D | A+ | A− |
| Skelton (York) | 1,380 | 6.9 | — | C− | A | B |
| Knaresborough | 15,781 | 7 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Huby (Hambleton) | 1,056 | 7.5 | — | D | A+ | A− |
Tockwith, Langthorpe, Skelton (York) and Huby (Hambleton) have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Thorpe Underwood
How much is council tax in Thorpe Underwood?
Band D council tax in Thorpe Underwood is £2,489 for 2026–27, more than in 61% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
How many listed buildings are there in Thorpe Underwood?
2 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade II*.
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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