Warthill’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Warthill’s built-up area.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WarthillNorth Yorkshire
A village of 216 in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Photo: DS Pugh · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
216
Census 2021 · Ryedale council
Median age
50.2
25% are 65+ · North Yorkshire 22%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Warthill a good place to live?
Warthill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Warthill stand out
The 3 things Warthill does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 5.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
60% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Warthill.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Warthill walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 7%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took nine in ten commuters, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for two in five workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Warthill, 2% work in the town itself. 23% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£53K
mean household income, before tax
2%
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
Schools
The schools around Warthill
The one school in town appears below. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 69% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 31 pupils attend Warthill’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warthill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 31 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Warthill is a town of owners: 90% of households own their home, above North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
The social rented sector houses 2% of households. Private renters make up 7% of households, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). That is the middle of 4 standard sales inside Warthill’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Warthill£0K
Typical UK town£277K
90%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£849
average private rent a month, North Yorkshire council area
£2,506
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
Warthill records less violent crime per resident than North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 1.5 per 1,000 a year
Burglary and damage came to 6.2 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 1 crimes inside Warthill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour.
1.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Damage & arson1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
1.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
1
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
Just 1.4% of people in Warthill say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 87% of people in Warthill called their health good or very good, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). 7.9% of residents in Warthill live with a disability. Also worth knowing: there is no GP practice here: the nearest is 3.7 miles off.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2021 | Warthill | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 7.9% | 19% | 17% |
82.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Old homes shape Warthill: 44% were built before 1919, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Warthill keeps 139 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both North Yorkshire’s towns (59) and England’s towns (39). Grade II covers all 3 listed buildings that Historic England records here.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
44%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
139
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
An older town: 25% of people in Warthill are 65 or over, more than in North Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (34%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Half of Warthill is older than 50.2, half younger.
50.2median age
WarthillNorth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Warthill | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Brockfield Hall and 5 more in and around Warthill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Warthill. Best known first.
Historic houseBrockfield Hall1 km outside town, to the southwest
Theme parkMurton Park3.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionBreezy Knees Gardens500 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumCraven's Motorcycle Museum2.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCatton Heritage Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkPiglet's Adventure Farm Park3.3 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Brockfield Hall: In Vitrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Murton Park: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Warthill
12pages on Warthill
The big questions
Warthill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Stockton on the ForestDunningtonStamford BridgeOsbaldwickHuntingtonStrensallWilberfossWarthill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warthill | 216 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stockton on the Forest | 1,018 | 1.2 | — | C | B− | B |
| Dunnington | 3,256 | 1.9 | A+ | D | A+ | B+ |
| Stamford Bridge | 4,487 | 2.6 | A | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Osbaldwick | 2,313 | 3.4 | — | C− | B | B− |
| Huntington | 12,420 | 3.8 | B− | C | B− | C+ |
| Strensall | 6,060 | 3.9 | A | C− | A | A− |
| Wilberfoss | 2,015 | 4.4 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
Stockton on the Forest, Osbaldwick and Wilberfoss have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Warthill
How many listed buildings are there in Warthill?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 5.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Warthill?
Band D council tax in Warthill is £2,506 for 2026–27, more than in 66% 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.
About Warthill
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Warthill is a built-up area of 216 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
- Population
- 216 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ryedale
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000594
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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