Low Worsall
Low Worsall is a town or village in North Yorkshire, England. It is served by Yarm railway station, 3 km away. There was around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Low Worsall 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
19°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 22° / 13° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:27
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees Eaglescliffe, 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
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Yarm (3.0 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Yarm (3.6 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: 154.9p · BP (11.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (9.2 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Yarm Station Car Park (3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
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
- 15 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
Local businesses
37,185 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
4 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
58% low-carbon electricity
Imports 42% · Wind 27% · Nuclear 12% · Biomass 10%
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 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