East Cowton
East Cowton is a village in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 533. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the East Cowton 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
- Richmond (Yorks)
- 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°CClear
- Today: 14° / 7° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:33
9h 27m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
89US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees Eaglescliffe, 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
1 reported · August 2026
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Northallerton · North Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Retail Crime in Northallerton Town Centre
- Anti Social Behaviour around North Moor Road, around waste land and an empty house
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
5 food businesses within 2 miles
- 4 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dinsdale (10.8 km):
Loading live departures…
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: 154.9p · Esso (10.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.7 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: Rockliffe Hall (6.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
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
- 11 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
Rishi Sunak
Conservative
Richmond and Northallerton
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
- NoDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
- AyePublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
- AyePublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199
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
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
37,395 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
54% low-carbon electricity
Imports 46% · Nuclear 42% · Wind 12% · Solar 0%
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
5 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in DL7
- Leeming Medical Centre
- Fylingdales Medical Centre
- Mowbray House Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Richmond and Northallerton:
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces462 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills218 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately191 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks167 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK146 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
All Saints' Church, East Cowton · 0.1 kmAll Saints' Church is an Anglican church in East Cowton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
East Cowton · 0.2 kmEast Cowton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) north west of the county town of Northallerton.
- Temple Cowton Preceptory · 0.5 km
Temple Cowton Preceptory was a priory in North Yorkshire, England. The preceptory was in the village of East Cowton, 5 miles (8 km) north west of Northallerton. Temple Cowton was founded in c. 1142 by the Knights Te…
Cowton railway station · 1.2 kmCowton railway station is a disused station on the East Coast Main Line, it is situated in North Yorkshire, England. The station is situated around 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) east of the village of East Cowton.
South Cowton Castle · 1.6 kmSouth Cowton Castle is a 15th-century tower house and Grade I listed building located in the parish of South Cowton, near Northallerton in North Yorkshire, England. Built around 1470 by Sir Richard Conyers, the heavil…
St Mary's Church, South Cowton · 1.6 kmSt Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing in open countryside in the former village of South Cowton, near Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for Engl…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Cowton?
- East Cowton is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the North Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of East Cowton?
- East Cowton has an approximate settlement population of 533.
- How deprived is East Cowton?
- The North Yorkshire local authority, which includes East Cowton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.