Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge is a town in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 4,163. The area has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, around 6 restaurants and cafés, and 1 bus stop. There were around 52 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Boroughbridge area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Yorkshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025).
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Police force
- North Yorkshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 63rd of 294 English council areas — better than 79% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 90% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 51% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:23
9h 9m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leeds Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
25 reported · August 2026▼ 36% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour10
- Violence & sexual offences9
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other theft1
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
1,159 reported road collisions (2025)
331 killed or seriously injured · 1,530 casualties · 18.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
27 food businesses within 2 miles
- 23 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Knaresborough (10.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£270,080 average▲ 1.7% YoY
Across North Yorkshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£849 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY
- 1 bed £594
- 2 bed £769
- 3 bed £941
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
9,306 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: 155.9p · Esso (8.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.9 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Back Lane Car Park (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
615,491 residents in North Yorkshire
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK33,901
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK26,388
- Net moves+7,513
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 189 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,544 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 306,270)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
380 schools · 85,418 pupils
290 primary · 41 secondary · 49 other
Ofsted: 154 of 177 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
349 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Harrogate Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Outwood Academy EasingwoldOutstanding
- Ryedale SchoolOutstanding
- Ermysted's Grammar SchoolGood
- Lady Lumley's AcademyGood
- Malton SchoolGood
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form CollegeGood
- Norton SchoolGood
- Outwood Academy RiponGood
- Ripon Grammar SchoolGood
- Scarborough University Technical CollegeGood
- Skipton Girls' High SchoolGood
- South Craven SchoolGood
- St Aidan's Church of England High SchoolGood
- St John Fisher Catholic AcademyGood
- Stokesley SchoolGood
- The Skipton AcademyGood
- Wensleydale SchoolGood
- Barlby High SchoolRequires improvement
- Bedale High SchoolRequires improvement
- Boroughbridge High SchoolRequires improvement
- Graham SchoolRequires improvement
- Harrogate High SchoolRequires improvement
- Whitby SchoolRequires improvement
- Brayton Academy
- Filey Academy
- George Pindar School
- King James's School
- Nidderdale High School
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College
- Risedale School
- Rossett School
- Scalby Academy
- Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
- Settle College
- Sherburn High School
- St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
- St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
- Tadcaster Grammar School
- Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Yorkshire
Care & health services
634 CQC-registered services
- Care homes205
- GP practices80
- Dentists139
- Homecare agencies155
- Hospitals & hospices15
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Yorkshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 77 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
1,247 applications decided
90.3% granted · 1,126 granted, 121 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Conservative
Wetherby and Easingwold
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 10
- Con 41
- LD 13
- Grn 5
- Ref 5
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
37,395 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
17 jobs advertised · £27,529 avg
e.g. Factory Operative, Parts Advisor, Leisure Club Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£731 median full-time weekly pay
2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,703 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
53% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 57,421 certificates
14.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
62% low-carbon electricity
Imports 38% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 29%
1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 65.4 women · 64.5 men
66% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Health services
1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in YO51
- Church Lane Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wetherby and Easingwold:
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation952 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills218 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks209 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND192 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK156 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Boroughbridge?
- Boroughbridge is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the North Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Boroughbridge?
- Boroughbridge has an approximate settlement population of 4,163.
- How deprived is Boroughbridge?
- The North Yorkshire local authority, which includes Boroughbridge, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.