Great Broughton
Great Broughton is a village in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 940. There were around 9 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. It has 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Battersby, 4.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Great Broughton area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond (Yorks)
- 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
13°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 11° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · 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
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Middlesbrough, 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
14 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Battersby (4.2 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Battersby (4.3 km):
Loading live departures…
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: 153.9p · BP (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · ESSO (10.8 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
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)
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 (Great Broughton)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 20 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
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
37,185 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £41,982 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Music Teacher
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
55% low-carbon electricity
Imports 45% · Nuclear 25% · Biomass 16% · Wind 14%
21 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 Richmond and Northallerton:
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces462 local signatures · 22,077 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office414 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership402 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership304 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s226 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Great Broughton, North Yorkshire · 0.1 kmGreat Broughton is a village in the Great and Little Broughton civil parish of the county of North Yorkshire in northern England.
Kirkby, North Yorkshire · 0.9 kmKirkby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, near Great Busby and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Stokesley. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Uhtred. The name…
St Augustine's Church, Kirkby · 1.0 kmSt Augustine's Church is the parish church of Kirkby, North Yorkshire, a village in England.
- Little Broughton, North Yorkshire · 1.2 km
Little Broughton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Great and Little Broughton, in North Yorkshire, in England.
Meynell Hall · 1.6 kmMeynell Hall is a historic building in Little Broughton, North Yorkshire, a village in England.
- Dromonby Hall · 1.7 km
Dromonby Hall is a historic farmhouse and former manor house near Kirkby in North Yorkshire, England. Dating principally from the 17th century, with earlier 16th-century origins and 18th-century alterations, the hall…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Broughton?
- Great Broughton is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the North Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Great Broughton?
- Great Broughton has an approximate settlement population of 940.