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A town of 3,520 in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Upper Poppleton grades A overall against UK towns: better than 87% of UK towns, and #8 of 54 in North Yorkshire. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A+): mean household income £66,062; 1.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £484,745, 9.1 years of area income; rent £1,199 a month.
The 3 things Upper Poppleton 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 Upper Poppleton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 23 buildings inside Upper Poppleton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
7% 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 Upper Poppleton. Best known first.
CathedralYork Minster3.9 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower4.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumYorkshire Museum3.6 km outside town, to the southeast · 164K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumYork Castle Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southeast · 284K visitors a year (2013)
Art galleryYork Art Gallery3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
FortYork city walls4.2 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Upper Poppleton.
Upper Poppleton sits above both North Yorkshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (34%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents. Half the people of Upper Poppleton are older than 51.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Upper Poppleton | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 53% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poppleton Ousebank Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 436 | B+ |
Violent crime ran at 7.1 per 1,000 residents a year, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (20.2) and England’s towns (22). Burglary and damage come to 3.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 57 crimes inside Upper Poppleton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 31 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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
That puts Upper Poppleton above both North Yorkshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 7% of households. Upper Poppleton is the second most expensive of the 56 towns in North Yorkshire, at £484,745.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £503,495 | 148 |
| Semi-detached | £365,000 | 55 |
| Terraced | £334,995 | 9 |
| Flat or maisonette | £228,995 | 6 |
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 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 48% of workers, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (31%).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
On this, Upper Poppleton is below both North Yorkshire’s towns (5.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Upper Poppleton has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.1 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Upper Poppleton | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Upper Poppleton has 23 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
23 listed buildings in Upper Poppleton.
Orchard House: Photo: Malcolmxl5 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · School House: Photo: Betty Longbottom · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Barn at Manor Farm: Photo: Ken Crosby · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bankside: Photo: Malcolmxl5 · CC BY-SA 4.0
3 notable people were born in Upper Poppleton.
Denys Val Baker: Val Baker family, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Poppleton | 3,520 | — | A | D | A+ | A− |
| Skelton (York) | 1,380 | 1.3 | — | C− | A | B |
| York | 141,696 | 2.9 | B− | C | C− | C |
| Huntington | 12,420 | 3.4 | B− | C | B− | C+ |
| Wigginton | 1,422 | 3.5 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
| Haxby | 10,176 | 3.7 | A | C− | A | B+ |
| Copmanthorpe | 3,671 | 4.6 | A | C− | A+ | A |
| Bishopthorpe | 3,333 | 4.8 | A | D | A+ | A |
Skelton (York) and Wigginton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Police recorded 57 crimes inside Upper Poppleton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 37% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
That is 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £484,745, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £228,995, terraced houses £334,995, semi-detached houses £365,000 and detached houses £503,495.
Town in North Yorkshire, England
Upper Poppleton is a built-up area of 3,520 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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