Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 350 people live in this village, in Northumberland, North East. Mortgage-free owners make up 47% of households.
There are no grades for Embleton: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 18 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. Over-65s are nearly two fifths of the population.
The 3 things Embleton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Embleton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
32% 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 Embleton. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageDunstanburgh Castle2.4 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseHowick Hall5 km outside town, to the south
GardenPreston Tower4.8 km outside town, to the northwestCastleCastleCraster Tower3.2 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 Embleton.
11% are under 15, lower than both Northumberland’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%); what’s more, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 5.4% of residents. The median resident of Embleton is 58 years old. Among adults, 34% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Embleton | Northumberland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.4% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 39% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northumberland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its only school is listed below. 69 pupils attend Embleton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 69 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.6. At the census, 16% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Northumberland’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (27%), and on top of that the census counted just over a fifth of workers working mainly from home. Also worth knowing: about 13% of its commuters stay in Embleton for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
67% of households own their home, about level with Northumberland’s towns (65%) and above England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £695 a month across the Northumberland council area. 22 standard sales inside Embleton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £325,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £325,000 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £334,500 | 6 |
| Terraced | £325,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were half of the crimes. 10 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Embleton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3 reports per 1,000, lower than both Northumberland’s towns (16.8) 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 · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
78% of Embleton’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, about level with Northumberland’s towns (78%) and below England’s towns (82%). This Northumberland town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 6.5 miles away. Disability touches just over a fifth of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Embleton | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as 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.
Embleton’s listed buildings include the Church of the Holy Trinity, Grade I. Of the town’s land, 50% lies in conservation areas, above Northumberland’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. 32% of homes were built before 1919.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embleton | 350 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Longhoughton | 1,173 | 4.6 | — | B | A+ | A− |
| Seahouses and North Sunderland | 1,678 | 5.6 | — | B | A | B |
| Alnwick | 8,432 | 6.6 | C+ | B | D | C |
| Shilbottle | 1,787 | 8.9 | — | A− | A− | C |
| Belford | 1,314 | 10 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Warkworth | 1,412 | 11 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
| Amble | 5,852 | 12 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
Longhoughton, Seahouses and North Sunderland, Shilbottle, Belford and Warkworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 21.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of the Holy Trinity. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Embleton is £2,529 for 2026–27, more than in 71% 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 Northumberland, England
Embleton is a built-up area of 350 people, in the Northumberland 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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