Huntington (York)
Huntington (York) is a town in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 10,000. It has around 14 restaurants and cafés, 1 GP surgery, 5 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 44 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is York, 3.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 116 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 Huntington (York) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the York area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 202,821 residents at roughly 746 people per km².
- Council
- York
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- York Outer
- Police force
- North Yorkshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 25th of 294 English council areas — better than 91% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
7°CClear
- Today: 11° / 6° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:26
9h 18m 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 · York Fishergate, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
116 reported · August 2026▲ 15% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences30
- Anti-social behaviour19
- Shoplifting17
- Criminal damage & arson13
Neighbourhood team: York Outer (North) · North Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- ASB and behaviour that causes nuisance or negatively impacts the local community.
- County Lines and drug dealing.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
313 reported road collisions (2025)
61 killed or seriously injured · 368 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 402 rated 4–5 ★ (325 top)
- 17 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: York (3.8 km)
- 44 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from York (3.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£311,865 average▲ 0.7% YoY
Across York · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,199 average monthly rent▲ 6.5% YoY
- 1 bed £875
- 2 bed £1,082
- 3 bed £1,279
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,556 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: 166.7p · Asda (1.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (1.2 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
71 charging locations within ~8 km
- 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: York Community Stadium North Car Park ( Near Leisure Centre ) (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres6
- Sports pitches21
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds14
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- York's acts of Remembrance 2026· 30 Oct 2026
- Applications invited from older residents to Christmas Cheer events· 30 Oct 2026
- Council adds to record highways maintenance programme list· 29 Oct 2026
- Council outlines scale of future budget challenge· 29 Oct 2026
- City centre access for this year’s Christmas Market· 28 Oct 2026
Source: York Council
Population
202,821 residents in York · 746/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 66%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK20,579
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK19,713
- Net moves+866
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 261 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,287 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (29% of 93,700)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
73 schools · 27,170 pupils
49 primary · 9 secondary · 15 other
Ofsted: 30 of 32 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)
62 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- All Saints Catholic School YorkOutstanding
- Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England AcademyOutstanding
- Fulford SchoolOutstanding
- Manor Church of England AcademyGood
- Millthorpe SchoolGood
- Vale of York AcademyGood
- York High SchoolGood
- Huntington School
- Joseph Rowntree School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · York
Care & health services
182 CQC-registered services
- Care homes42
- GP practices20
- Dentists53
- Homecare agencies44
- Hospitals & hospices9
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · York
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 80 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
294 applications decided
82.3% granted · 242 granted, 52 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Mr Luke Charters
Labour
York Outer
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 24
- Con 3
- LD 19
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets6
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés28
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,020 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
46 jobs advertised · £36,134 avg
e.g. Nursery Practitioner Level 3, Housekeeping - Team Member, Relief Cook
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£767 median full-time weekly pay
1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,506 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 93,860 certificates
12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
60% low-carbon electricity
Imports 40% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 27%
1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 61.4 women · 60.8 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in YO31
- Foss Park Hospital - Bcss Inpatient Unit
- York Adult Community Nursing
- Community Midwives York
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in York Outer:
- Require accessible changing benches for disabled children in public venues388 local signatures · 11,756 nationwide
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation380 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills236 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks234 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth157 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Huntington School, York · 0.5 km
Huntington School is a coeducational, comprehensive secondary school in Huntington, York, England, with approximately 1,500 pupils.
Earswick railway station · 0.5 kmEarswick station was a station on the York to Beverley Line north east of the City of York, England.
- Huntington Stadium · 0.5 km
Huntington Stadium is the former stadium of English rugby league teams York Wasps, and York City Knights.
York Community Stadium · 0.6 kmThe York Community Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Huntington, York, England. It is owned by City of York Council, and is home to York City Football Club, York Knights Men's Rugby League Football Club and also t…
York City F.C. · 0.6 kmYork City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The club's first team compete in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league…
New Earswick · 1.0 kmNew Earswick is a model village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in North Yorkshire, England, near the River Foss, north of York and south of Haxby. According to the 2001 census the parish had…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Huntington (York)?
- Huntington (York) is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the York local authority.
- How deprived is Huntington (York)?
- The York local authority, which includes Huntington (York), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.