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Kirby Misperton

Kirby Misperton is a village in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 370. It has around 1 supermarket and 16 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, and Plaza is 0.1 km away. There were around 10 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Kirby Misperton area — all from official UK open data.

Council
North Yorkshire
County
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton
Police force
North Yorkshire
62/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 64th of 294 English council areas — better than 78% of them.

Low crime89
Home affordability56
Affordable rents75
Good schools43
Life expectancy72
Low council tax23

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

12°CMist

  • Today: 20° / 10° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:32

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · York Bootham, United Kingdom

Crime

No street-level crime recorded here.

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

39 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 37 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Zoo (0.4 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Malton (8.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£270,569 average 3.1% YoY

Across North Yorkshire · to 2026-06

Detached£433,551
Semi-detached£270,358
Terraced£218,729
Flat£143,005

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

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Vivis Lane Car Park (4.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches1
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

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)

A £1,696
B £1,979
C £2,262
D £2,544
E £3,110
F £3,675
G £4,241
H £5,089

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

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative

Thirsk and Malton

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

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

  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

37,185 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

17 jobs advertised · £35,762 avg

e.g. Temporary IT Support Technician, Temp - Perm Production Team Member, Groundworks Supervisor

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

77% low-carbon electricity

Wind 53% · Imports 23% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 11%

13 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 Thirsk and Malton:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Kirby Misperton · 0.1 km

    Kirby Misperton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England and has a population of around 370.

  • Mumbo Jumbo (roller coaster) · 0.4 km

    Mumbo Jumbo is a roller coaster which opened to the public on 4 July 2009 at Flamingo Land Resort, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire, England. Mumbo Jumbo is situated in the Lost Kingdom section of the park and has ora…

  • Flamingo Land Resort · 0.5 km

    Flamingo Land Resort is a theme park, zoo, and resort located in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1959, it has been owned and operated by The Gibb family since 1978.

  • Sik (roller coaster) · 0.5 km

    Sik is a steel roller coaster at Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. It opened to the public on 2 July 2022.

  • Kumali · 0.7 km

    Kumali, is an inverted roller coaster, located in Flamingo Land Resort in North Yorkshire, England. The ride is a Vekoma SLC model with Shenlin layout and has four inversions, including the cobra roll which overlooks…

  • Pickering Beck · 0.7 km

    Pickering Beck is a river that runs for over 18 miles (29 km) from its source in the North York Moors National Park through the town of Pickering and on to its confluence with Costa Beck at Kirby Misperton. It is a me…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Kirby Misperton?
Kirby Misperton is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the North Yorkshire local authority.
What is the population of Kirby Misperton?
Kirby Misperton has an approximate settlement population of 370.