Primrose Valley
Primrose Valley is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It has around 6 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hunmanby, 2.3 km away. There were around 13 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 Primrose Valley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Yorkshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025).
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Police force
- North Yorkshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 63rd of 294 English council areas — better than 79% 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 90% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 11° · 70% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:21
9h 13m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
13 reported · August 2026▲ 63% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Burglary1
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Eastfield and Filey · North Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Tackling drug use in Eastfield & Filey. Disrupt and deter those who engage in any form of drug related activity within our communities
- Anti-Social Behaviour of any kind in Filey, Eastfield and Scarborough Rural areas.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
1,159 reported road collisions (2025)
331 killed or seriously injured · 1,530 casualties · 18.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
55 food businesses within 2 miles
- 50 rated 4–5 ★ (47 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hunmanby (1.9 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hunmanby (1.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£270,080 average▲ 1.7% YoY
Across North Yorkshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£849 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY
- 1 bed £594
- 2 bed £769
- 3 bed £941
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
9,306 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: 155.9p · Esso (11.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.6 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Southcliff Court (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches20
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds8
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK33,901
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK26,388
- Net moves+7,513
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 189 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
380 schools · 85,418 pupils
290 primary · 41 secondary · 49 other
Ofsted: 154 of 177 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
349 inspected 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
634 CQC-registered services
- Care homes205
- GP practices80
- Dentists139
- Homecare agencies155
- Hospitals & hospices15
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Yorkshire
Planning decisions
1,247 applications decided
90.3% granted · 1,126 granted, 121 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative
Thirsk and Malton
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles 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
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
37,395 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
9 jobs advertised · £28,428 avg
e.g. Retail Assistant / Forecourt Cashier, Cleaner, NPLQ Lifeguard
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
81% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 43% · Wind 32% · Gas 15% · Imports 4%
110 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
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in YO14
- Filey Surgery
- Hunmanby Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Thirsk and Malton:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills240 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces238 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation237 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks219 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately198 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Butlin's Filey · 0.3 kmFiley Holiday Camp was a Butlin's holiday camp near Filey, North Yorkshire, England, built for Billy Butlin's holiday organisation. Construction of the camp began in 1939. From 1939 to 1945, the camp was used as a mil…
- Filey Holiday Camp railway station · 0.5 km
Filey Holiday Camp railway station was a railway station built by the London and North Eastern Railway to serve Butlin's Filey Holiday Camp just south of Filey, in the then East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
RAF Hunmanby Moor · 0.7 kmRAF Hunmanby Moor,, was a Royal Air Force training camp during the Second World War in Hunmanby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The site was commandeered at the outbreak of war and returned to civilian use as a ho…
Primrose Valley · 1.1 kmPrimrose Valley is a coastal village south of Filey, North Yorkshire, England.
Royal Oak, North Yorkshire · 1.4 kmRoyal Oak is an area in North Yorkshire, England, between Scarborough and Bridlington, next to Filey and Hunmanby. The place itself is marked by a public house, also named The Royal Oak and a railway crossing on the Y…
Hunmanby lock-up · 1.8 kmHunmanby lock-up is a historic building in Hunmanby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Primrose Valley?
- Primrose Valley is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the North Yorkshire local authority.
- How deprived is Primrose Valley?
- The North Yorkshire local authority, which includes Primrose Valley, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.