Fairburn
Fairburn is a village in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 819. There are 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Knottingley, 4.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 8 recorded street crimes, 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 Fairburn area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Selby and Ainsty
- 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
21°CSunny
- Today: 24° / 15° · 8% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:26
12h 51m 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 · Leeds Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▼ 88% YoY
- Burglary1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Sherburn and Tadcaster · North Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Op Circumference - We are continuing our efforts to tackle cross-border criminality, with a particular focus on two-in-one vehicle thefts…
- Operation Republic is focused on tackling anti-social and dangerous driving around the Selby Fork area. The operation also covers the Mot…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
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
43 food businesses within 2 miles
- 35 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Knottingley (4.6 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Knottingley (4.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (6.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (5.5 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
27 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: BEST WESTERN PLUS Milford Hotel (4.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- 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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 5 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
Keir Mather
Labour
Selby
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth 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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
37,185 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
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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
78% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 45% · Wind 29% · Gas 15% · Imports 7%
114 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · 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 Selby:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office431 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership403 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s347 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth318 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test304 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Fairburn, North Yorkshire · 0.1 kmFairburn is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
Fryston Hall · 1.4 kmFryston Hall was a country house at Water Fryston, West Yorkshire which stood in an estate between the town of Castleford and the River Aire near where the river is crossed by the A1(M). The main building was demoli…
- Osgoldcross Rural District · 1.6 km
Osgoldcross Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was created in 1938, from 19 remaining parishes of the disbanded Pontefract Rural District after three-quarters of its popul…
Osgoldcross Wapentake · 1.6 kmOsgoldcross was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It included the parishes of Adlingfleet, Badsworth, Burghwallis, Campsall, Castleford, Darrington, Kellington, South Kirkby, Owston, Pontefract, Wh…
Burton Salmon railway station · 1.8 kmBurton Salmon railway station served the village of Burton Salmon, North Yorkshire, England, from 1840 to 1959 on the York and North Midland Railway.
New Fryston · 1.9 kmNew Fryston is a small former coal mining village in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, located in a river bend on the south bank of the River Aire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fairburn?
- Fairburn is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the North Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Fairburn?
- Fairburn has an approximate settlement population of 819.