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Acaster Malbis

Acaster Malbis is a village in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 280. There are two restaurants or cafés, ten bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Erskine Halt, 5 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Acaster Malbis area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the York area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 202,821 residents at roughly 746 people per km².

Council
York
County
North Yorkshire
Constituency
York Outer
Police force
North Yorkshire
69/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 25th of 294 English council areas — better than 91% of them.

Low crime57
Home affordability58
Affordable rents48
Good schools77
Life expectancy52
Low deprivation88
Employment98
Low council tax84

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 5° · 33% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:31

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

61US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

8 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Burglary2
  • Other theft1
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: York Outer (West) · North Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • There has been a rise in reports of burglaries in the area.
  • Op Pendulum - Ongoing ASB and criminality involving the use of Sur-Ron and modified E-Bikes across York

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

313 reported road collisions (2025)

61 killed or seriously injured · 368 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

88 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 72 rated 4–5 ★ (62 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Erskine Halt (5.0 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from York (6.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£311,865 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across York · to 2026-08

Detached£510,541
Semi-detached£335,176
Terraced£290,524
Flat£180,669

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,199 average monthly rent▲ 6.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £875
  • 2 bed £1,082
  • 3 bed £1,279

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

2,556 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (10.5 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

38 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: York Designer Outlet (3.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

202,821 residents in York · 746/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 66%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK20,579
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK19,713
  • Net moves+866

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 261 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,287 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 93,700)

A £1,525
B £1,779
C £2,033
D £2,287
E £2,795
F £3,304
G £3,812
H £4,574

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

73 schools · 27,170 pupils

49 primary · 9 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 30 of 32 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

62 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • All Saints Catholic School YorkOutstanding
  • Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England AcademyOutstanding
  • Fulford SchoolOutstanding
  • Manor Church of England AcademyGood
  • Millthorpe SchoolGood
  • Vale of York AcademyGood
  • York High SchoolGood
  • Huntington School
  • Joseph Rowntree School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · York

Care & health services

182 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes42
  • GP practices20
  • Dentists53
  • Homecare agencies44
  • Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · York

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

294 applications decided

82.3% granted · 242 granted, 52 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Mr Luke Charters

Labour

York Outer

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 24
  • Con 3
  • LD 19
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,020 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£767 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,506 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 93,860 certificates

12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

59% low-carbon electricity

Imports 41% · Nuclear 39% · Wind 18% · Solar 3%

2 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.4 women · 60.8 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

4 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in YO23

  • The Old School Medical Practice
  • Hmp/Yoi Askham Grange
  • South York Heart Failure Nurses

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in York Outer:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Acaster Malbis · 0.2 km

    Acaster Malbis is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, England. It is located on the River Ouse, almost 5 miles (8 km) south of York. Nearby are the villages of Copmanthorpe 2 miles…

  • Holy Trinity Church, Acaster Malbis · 0.8 km

    Holy Trinity Church is an active Anglican church in Acaster Malbis, a village in the City of York, in England. It is a grade I listed building.

  • Naburn · 1.0 km

    Naburn is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the eastern side of the River Ouse about 4 miles (6.4 km) south…

  • Copmanthorpe Preceptory · 1.2 km

    Copmanthorpe Preceptory was a medieval monastic house in North Yorkshire, England.

  • Naburn railway station · 1.5 km

    Naburn railway station was a railway station which served the village of Naburn, south of York, on the East Coast Main Line. It closed to passengers in 1953 and to goods services in 1964; the station building was a ho…

  • Acaster South Ings · 1.6 km

    Acaster South Ings is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, or SSSI, near York, England. It consists of two alluvial flood-meadows, and was designated in 1988 because it supports diverse fauna and flora, some of whic…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Acaster Malbis?
Acaster Malbis is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the York local authority.
What is the population of Acaster Malbis?
Acaster Malbis has an approximate settlement population of 280.
How deprived is Acaster Malbis?
The York local authority, which includes Acaster Malbis, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.