Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village has 357 residents and lies in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Weaverthorpe has no grades; its figures are still real. It has 6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £490,000. 15% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
The 3 things Weaverthorpe does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Weaverthorpe’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
35% 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 Weaverthorpe.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 7% of resident commuters. Driving is how 83% of commuters got to work at the census. Households had £46K a year before tax, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (£52K) and England’s towns (£55K). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.6%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
71% of households own their home, above North Yorkshire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £849 a month across the North Yorkshire council area. Social renters account for 17% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £552,500 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Each year, 28.9 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. Police recorded 18 crimes inside Weaverthorpe’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 9 reports of anti-social behaviour. Also worth knowing: there were 18.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both North Yorkshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (7.8). Of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
At the census, 4.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Weaverthorpe has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4 miles away. The nearest A&E to Weaverthorpe is Scarborough Hospital, 11.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Weaverthorpe | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures 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.
Listed buildings per head: 168 for every 10,000 residents of Weaverthorpe. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Andrew, Grade I. One scheduled monument lies in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Half the people of Weaverthorpe are older than 46.5. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9% of residents, lower than both North Yorkshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). 18% of residents are 65 or over.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Weaverthorpe | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weaverthorpe | 357 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rillington | 1,206 | 7.3 | — | D | B+ | B |
| Seamer (Scarborough) | 2,120 | 8.6 | — | D− | A | C |
| Driffield | 13,216 | 8.8 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| East Ayton and West Ayton | 2,809 | 8.9 | C− | D− | A− | B |
| Hunmanby | 2,900 | 9.1 | C− | C− | B | C− |
| Nafferton | 2,535 | 9.2 | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Norton-on-Derwent | 7,909 | 11 | B− | C | B | C+ |
Rillington and Seamer (Scarborough) have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Andrew. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Weaverthorpe is £2,533 for 2026–27, more than in 72% 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.
Village in North Yorkshire, England
Weaverthorpe is a built-up area of 357 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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