Easingwold
Easingwold is a town in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 4,358. It has two GP surgeries, one pharmacy, one supermarket, around 11 restaurants and cafés, and 11 bus stops. There were around 35 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Easingwold area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Police force
- North Yorkshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 64th of 294 English council areas — better than 78% 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 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
15°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 13° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:28
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · York Bootham, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
1,043 reported road collisions (2024)
266 killed or seriously injured · 1,441 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
23 food businesses within 2 miles
- 15 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£270,569 average▲ 3.1% YoY
Across North Yorkshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£844 average monthly rent▲ 2% YoY
- 1 bed £590
- 2 bed £764
- 3 bed £935
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Coxwold House 1 (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches9
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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)
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
379 schools · 85,538 pupils
290 primary · 41 secondary · 48 other
Ofsted: 154 of 177 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
349inspected 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
639 CQC-registered services
- Care homes204
- GP practices80
- Dentists141
- Homecare agencies159
- Hospitals & hospices15
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Yorkshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Easingwold)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 49 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
1,070 applications decided
88.9% granted · 951 granted, 119 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Conservative
Wetherby and Easingwold
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
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 & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés14
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
37,185 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
12 jobs advertised · £42,164 avg
e.g. Easingwold Shop Volunteer, Customer Representative - Easingwold, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time
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
37% low-carbon electricity
Imports 63% · Nuclear 18% · Biomass 13% · Solar 3%
18 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wetherby and Easingwold:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership345 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office328 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership268 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s240 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills217 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- White Rose cycle route · 0.0 km
The White Rose Cycle Route in Yorkshire, England, part of the National Cycle Network (NCN), was opened by Sustrans in 1998. It linked Middlesbrough with the City of Kingston upon Hull via the North York Moors, the V…
Easingwold · 0.0 kmEasingwold is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 4,233 at the 2001 census, increasing to 4,627 at the 2011 Census. It…
Easingwold Town Hall · 0.1 kmEasingwold Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England. The structure was used as an events venue and is now used as a commercial printing centre, producing The Easing…
Forest of Galtres · 0.2 kmThe royal Forest of Galtres was established by the Norman kings of England in North Yorkshire, to the north of the Ancient City of York, extending right to its very walls. The main settlement within the royal forest w…
Longley House · 0.2 kmLongley House is a historic building in Easingwold, a town in North Yorkshire in England.
St John's Church, Easingwold · 0.3 kmSt John's Church is a Catholic parish church in Easingwold, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Easingwold?
- Easingwold is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the North Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Easingwold?
- Easingwold has an approximate settlement population of 4,358.